'Guide my bullets like you guided David's rock': Woman says prayer before shooting neighbor [View all]

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64-year-old Minnesota woman allegedly said a prayer before shooting her neighbor because she thought the victim was "murdering and raping" people and heard her "digging graves" in the basement, according

Ava Leone Kock, 64, stands accused of second-degree attempted murder and two counts of assault with a dangerous weapon. According to a probable cause arrest affidavit, deputies with the Winona County Sheriff's Office responded around 10 p.m. Tuesday for a call about a shooting in Elba, a small town in southeast Minnesota.


The victim said she pulled her Jeep into a parking lot when someone started shooting at her. Bullet fragments struck her eye and and entered her brain, cops said. Her Jeep had been struck by bullets seven times, detectives concluded. Cops later learned that Kock lived in a nearby apartment.


Deputies went to speak with Kock, who was allegedly "very cooperative." She claimed she heard noises from outside but did not go outside to investigate. Cops noted there were seven holes in the bathroom screen which were roughly the same size as the bullet holes in the car, the affidavit said. Kock allegedly said the holes were there when she moved into the apartment about a year prior.


"Defendant told Deputies she believed Witness and Victim were murdering and raping people," detectives wrote. "She indicated she has heard them digging graves in the basement of their apartment and believes he has people and kids buried there. Defendant stated she had to intervene because the justice system hasn't done anything to stop Witness and Victim's criminal behavior."