Teen burying his pet guinea pig is shot 3 times by neighbor in front of his home: Police

A Texas antheral is down bars for shooting his neighbor's lad portion the teen was burying his favored guinea pig, Lone Star State constabulary say.

John Martin Dixon, 46, stands accused of 2 counts of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, Harris County Sheriff's Office records show.

The underlying incidental occurred conscionable aft midnight connected July 17. On the nighttime of the violence, officers with the Houston Police Department responded to a shooting successful advancement astatine a residence connected Belgard Street.

There, Emmanuel Menchaca, 18, was shot 3 times, astatine slightest erstwhile successful the back, according to a transgression ailment obtained by Law&Crime.

A 2nd subordinate of the household – Menchaca's younger member – described besides being changeable at, but helium was not deed by gunfire, constabulary said.

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"Based connected the statements by some complainants astatine the time, earlier the shooting occurred, some complainants were successful the backyard of their location burying their favored Guinea Pig which had precocious passed away," the charging papers reads. "After they were done, the complainants were going backmost towards the beforehand of the residence successful the driveway wherever they were changeable astatine by their neighbor."

Menchaca described feeling "a propulsion from the back" and realized helium had really been "shot successful the back," according to the complaint.

As world rapidly acceptable in, the younger member took structure down a adjacent conveyance – watching his sibling get changeable implicit and over. At the aforesaid time, the member said they could spot Dixon lasting outside.

Menchaca would aboriginal archer investigators helium was "shocked" astir the shooting and "didn't recognize why" Dixon allegedly "did that."

In a GoFundMe for aesculapian and moving expenses, the victim's parent speaks fondly of her injured kid – who has since begun to be assemblage successful San Antonio.

"He is simply a hardworking young antheral who, successful his escaped time, enjoys playing shot with his friends, going to the gym, and eating Raising Cane's," the fundraiser reads. "Our lad is specified a loving, selfless, and goofy idiosyncratic who perfectly loves animals."

Both the unfortunate and his younger member were capable to tally backmost wrong and archer their parents astir what had happened.

The charging papers is airy connected specifics – but the suspect is linked to the firearm that was allegedly utilized successful the shooting.

"[T]he proprietor of the firearm, [defendant's father] John Morgan Dixon, stated that nary 1 other uses his firearm but him," the ailment goes on. "John Morgan Dixon stated helium and his son, the Defendant, utilized the firearm earlier that time to sprout a snake by the backmost doorway of their home. Defendant besides told officers connected country that helium besides utilized his dad's firearm to sprout a possum earlier the aforesaid day."

The firearm successful question was recovered from the elder Dixon's room, wherever it was stored underneath a flashlight, constabulary said.

During a aboriginal interview, Menchaca's member described making "eye contact" with the alleged shooter, according to the complaint.

Weeks passed earlier charges were filed successful the case. After the suspect was charged, successful aboriginal August, helium was placed connected the Texas 10 Most Wanted Fugitive List. Dixon was arrested connected Monday.

For now, the authorities of the lawsuit is little than perfect for Menchaca's mother.

"I'm not satisfied with the charges. I would've preferred a higher charge," Andrea Menchaca told Houston-based ABC affiliate KTRK. "Let's not hide my lad was successful the infirmary for 17 days successful the ICU."

The suspect is presently being detained successful the Harris County Jail connected $200,000 bond.