"Our condolences go out to the family and friends of William Martys, who was senselessly murdered," said Sheriff John D. Idleburg.

April 27, 2023

A man in unincorporated Antioch in Illinois was charged on Tuesday with shooting and killing his neighbor over a noisy leaf blower earlier this month. 59-year-old William Martys was working in his yard with a leaf blower when he was shot in the head and killed during an argument with his neighbor, 79-year-old Ettore Lacchei, who the Lake County Sheriff's Office said had "various perceived grievances" with Martys.

    • Beaver [he/him]
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      2 years ago

      On the one hand, murder is bad.

      On the other hand, I have felt homicidal urges about our neighbor running their goddamn leaf blower at 6am on my day off. That's reactionary and unneighborly of me, I know.