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PRESCOTT, AZ (AZFamily) — A man is in custody after police say Flock cameras connected him to several shots fired at a veterinary clinic in Prescott last week.
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The Prescott Police Department said officers were called to the area of Sunset Avenue and Gail Gardner Way around 11:22 p.m. on Sept. 9 after several people reported hearing 10 to 12 gunshots.
Officers searched that area but did not find anything suspicious at that time, police said.
Around 7:30 a.m. the next day, employees going into work at Harmony Veterinary Care reported extensive damage to the business. When officers were called, they found the front of the building was damaged from several gunshots.
Police said the veterinary clinic’s front door was shattered, and several shots went into the reception area and interior walls. Damage was estimated at over $10,000.
No one was inside the business when shots were fired, and police said no damage was reported to neighboring apartment homes.
Police said surveillance video from inside the business showed a white Ford Expedition go into the parking lot at 11:10 p.m. The SUV then went to the front of the building, and at least 12 gunshots were fired from the SUV toward the building.
Police added that as the vehicle was leaving, two additional gunshots were fired in an unknown direction on Sunset Avenue.
Investigators pulled video from Flock automated license plate readers that reportedly showed a vehicle matching the suspect description going into Prescott just before the drive-by shooting and leaving town right after.
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Detectives identified the Ford’s owner as 66-year-old Kirkland resident Anthony James Aiello.
Police said further investigation found that Aiello visited Harmony Veterinary Care on Aug. 28 and was upset after a discussion over his dog’s medical condition. Police added that Aiello made a social media post expressing distress over the recent loss of his dog a day before the shooting.
A Prescott Police SWAT team found Aiello at his residence on Sept. 11, and he was taken into custody without incident, police said.
The police department said Aiello admitted to the shooting, and additional evidence was taken from his home and vehicle. Aiello was taken into custody on charges that include drive-by shooting, criminal damage and unlawful discharge of a firearm.
Prescott police emphasized that Flock technology was critical in solving this crime that could have otherwise gone unsolved.
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