An Albuquerque man with a troubling history of violence is once again facing charges—this time for allegedly killing two dogs during a heated argument with his girlfriend’s family.
According to reports, on August 25, 2025, 31-year-old Justin Leverette erupted during a dispute outside his girlfriend’s home. In a fit of rage, witnesses say Leverette grabbed Cinderella, a dog belonging to his girlfriend’s brother, by the neck and shot her. As if that weren’t horrifying enough, while fleeing the scene in his car, Leverette reportedly ran over his own dog.
Witnesses said Leverette then stopped just a few houses away, leaned out his car window, and fired eight rounds back toward the family. Thankfully, no people were hit—but both dogs suffered fatal injuries…