Fed up : Lucas Hinch shot his computer 8 times in the alley of his herb and tea shop . Police in Colorado have cited a . 37-year-old man for carrying his computer into an alley then . shooting it eight times with a handgun after what authorities . said had been a long battle with the uncooperative machine . Lucas Hinch , who runs an organic herb and tea shop , was cited for discharging a firearm within city . limits after officers responded to a 'shots fired ' call early on . Monday evening , the Colorado Springs Police Department said in a. statement . 'Investigation revealed a resident was fed up with fighting . his computer for the last several months , ' said the statement , . entitled 'Man Kills His Computer . ' 'He took the computer into the back alley and fired eight . shots into the computer with a handgun , effectively disabling . it , ' it added . The Colorado Springs Gazette newspaper cited police as . saying Hinch was good-natured about the citation , and that he . told officers he had not realized he was breaking the law . ' I just had it , ' Hinch told The Smoking Gun . Specifically , he said he 'd had enough of the Dell XPS 410 's 'blue screen of death . ' Finch took the 9mm pistol he 'd recently purchased on Craigslist out behind Organica Herb & Tea Co. , which he operates with his girlfriend , and 'fired 8 shots into the computer , ' according to city police , 'effectively disabling it . ' A judge will decide what penalty the citation carries . 'Man kills his computer ' : 'Investigation revealed a resident was fed up with fighting his computer for the last several months , ' said the police statement , entitled 'Man Kills His Computer . ' Hero : Finch took the 9mm pistol he 'd recently purchased on Craigslist out behind Organica Herb & Tea Co. , which he operates with his girlfriend , and 'fired 8 shots into the computer , ' according to city police , 'effectively disabling it . '
Lucas Hinch , who runs an herb and vegetable shop in sunny Springs , says he 'd simply gotten enough of the computer 's ' blue ##prints of sorts '