Overview

• Hung Trinh, 54, allegedly shot his neighbor's two-year-old pregnant cow five times after it wandered onto his property in North Fort Myers, Florida.
• The cow, suffering from gunshot wounds to its gut, chest, and rear leg, was euthanized by a veterinarian due to the severity of its injuries.
• Trinh had previously expressed anger over livestock crossing onto his property and had reportedly threatened to shoot trespassing animals.
• Law enforcement executed a search warrant on Trinh's property, recovering a .22 caliber gun believed to have been used in the shooting.
• Trinh is charged with felony animal cruelty and grand theft of a commercial farm animal, with his arraignment scheduled for June 16.