A Denver man charged with fatally shooting a woman and wounding her boyfriend during a confrontation over dog poop has pleaded not guilty by reason of insanity. Investigators said in November at a preliminary court hearing that Close squeezed off 24 shots at the couple from a semi-automatic rifle as they walked their dog. Close yelled at Thomas and Simon after their dog defecated in a rock garden outside his apartment, a homicide investigator testified. He fled in his car following the shooting and was arrested later that day in Jefferson County during a traffic stop, the Denver Post reported. Close, who has no prior criminal history, is due back in court on May 10, the Denver Post reported.

Source: Fox News March 09, 2021 21:45 UTC