Cat killed after bump in the night: RCMP

A Red Deer, Alta., man was in police custody on Monday after allegedly shooting his family cat by accident.

Red Deer RCMP say that 31-year-old Daryl Brownell loaded a rifle after a hearing a suspicious noise in his home early Sunday morning.

When he went to investigate, Brownell stumbled and inadvertently pulled the trigger of the gun, according to police.

The bullet went through two walls in the house and into a wall of a neighbouring home.

No one was injured.

The cat, however, was killed.

Police say alcohol is believed to be a factor.

Brownell faces four firearms-related charges.

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