And I suspect "the authoritays" had been notified and appealed to, and flipped the hapless peasants off about their "problem".
They sure have time to drop The Prosecution Hammer on them now, though...
Deputies had come to the Arguetas’ home seven times in the past three weeks, Sgt. Ben Bell, a member of the Sheriff’s Office homicide unit, told reporters after the shooting.
Someone had shot at their house at least twice and tires had been slashed in the driveway, Sergeant Bell said. “It was an ongoing disturbance,” he said.
"Eff you, peasants. Be a judge or prosecutor who is being harassed next time, and then us cops will deal with your problem instantly."