An 81-year-old man arrested near Los Angeles On Thursday, for tormenting his neighbors by being a “serial slingshot shooter,” he died just one day after his release from prison.
Azusa Police said Prince Raymond King was released from prison on May 28 and died the next day, May 29, at his home of natural causes. The Los Angeles County Department of Medical Examiner attributed his death to heart disease.
Authorities were first called to King’s home after neighbors turned to police about their “quality of life,” complaining that King was breaking windows, windshields and almost hitting people with ball bearings.
Nearly a dozen residents came forward and said King had been terrorizing the neighborhood for ten years.
Elderly ‘slingshot shooter’ arrested after terrorizing neighbors for decade: police
Residents of the neighborhood complained that they had been victims of the threat of slingshots from the elderly for almost a decade. (Azusa Police Department)
During a search of King’s residence, ball bearings and a slingshot were recovered, Azusa police said.
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After his arrest, he was charged with five counts of felony vandalism and two counts of misdemeanor vandalism for allegedly targeting his neighbors’ property with a slingshot.
His next court date was set for June 17 for a preliminary hearing.
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Azusa is approximately 25 miles east of downtown Los Angeles.
