Hollywood Neighbor Arrested After Shots Fired at Sean Avery's Home

When construction noise spirals into property damage and criminal charges, you know the neighbor dispute has officially gone off the rails. That’s the reality ex-NHL star Sean Avery is dealing with after his Hollywood Hills home became the scene of gunfire this week—an incident that left contractor tires damaged and police making an arrest.

Here’s what went down: While neither Sean nor his wife, Hilary Rhoda, were home, a contractor working on a new deck at their property became the target of gunfire. According to Sean, his neighbor got fed up with the construction noise and decided to take matters into his own hands by shooting out the tires. The situation escalated into a full standoff, with the neighbor allegedly inside the home with guns.

But the alleged harassment didn’t stop there. Sean claims his neighbor sent two sex workers to his home in what he believes was an attempt to set him up or create a smokescreen for the violence. It’s the kind of escalation you’d expect from a fever dream, not a Hollywood Hills dispute.

Police arrested Jose Castro, the neighbor in question, on Tuesday evening and booked him for criminal threats. He was released on bond shortly after. Castro tells a different story: he claims the construction noise has been unbearable for months and that he lost his temper. However, he denies firing a real firearm, insisting instead that he used an Airsoft pellet gun to disable the contractor’s tires. He also denies any involvement in sending sex workers to Sean’s property.

The gap between these two accounts is massive. On one side, you have an ex-hockey player describing a dangerous neighbor with guns and a disturbing pattern of harassment. On the other, a frustrated neighbor claiming he snapped over months of construction hell and reached for what he says was a toy gun. What’s clear is that construction projects in tight neighborhoods can ignite real conflict—and when tempers flare, the line between annoyance and crime gets crossed fast. This one’s far from over.