A shooting in Pleasanton that left an elderly man with life-threatening injuries stemmed from a confrontation about alleged animal abuse, police said Monday.
A 71-year-old resident was shot multiple times Saturday afternoon at his home on Vineyard Avenue between Bernal Avenue and Ewing Drive. The Pleasanton Police Department said Monday in a press release that preliminary findings indicate the shooting happened after the suspect, identified as a 50-year-old Joshua Kaplan, confronted the resident about the alleged abuse at his home.
Witnesses told police about the confrontation at the home, but it was not clear what happened during the initial encounter that led to Kaplan shooting the victim at least six times, according to police…