A California man was arrested Tuesday following a three-hour shooting spree that killed dozens of animals and forced local residents to shelter in place, the Monterey County Sheriffs Office announced .

Vicente Joseph Arroyo, 39, was booked on charges including cruelty to animals and willful discharge of a firearm with gross negligence after deputies say he randomly fired multiple weapons and killed about 80 animals.

Authorities began receiving calls at about 3:25 a.m. on Tuesday reporting gunshots in the unincorporated community of Prunedale, some 38 miles south of San Jose, the sheriffs office said . Deputies who responded to the scene continued to hear gunshots and ordered residents within a five-mile radius to shelter in place.