Overview
- Christopher Lucas, 59, was arrested Monday and charged with animal cruelty, unlawfully discharging a firearm within 500 feet of a dwelling, and hunting violations, police said.
- Authorities allege he tried to hunt coyotes from a second-story window above his garage on Hillside Drive when he shot 14-year-old Lise in the head, an incident investigators say was captured by the home's security camera.
- Investigators say he lacked a valid Massachusetts hunting license and that the activity occurred outside the legal hunting season.
- Police determined the residence is within 500 feet of several occupied homes, forming the basis for the unlawful-discharge count.
- Cohasset police suspended his license to carry and seized multiple firearms from the home, and they credited the Massachusetts Environmental Police for assisting the investigation.