Paws up!
It was open season for one wild raccoon on the streets of Queens after the “masked” animal messed with the flawed gun proprietor Sunday morning, fur-raising footage confirmed.
The unidentified man took intention and shot a number of instances on the raccoon in broad daylight from point-blank vary because it walked alongside the sidewalk in entrance of a Springfield Backyard home round 10:30 a.m., authorities mentioned.
Video reveals the shooter, sporting a hoodie and hat, pull the set off earlier than leaping again within the driver’s seat of an SUV.
NYPD patrol vehicles had been seen in entrance of the house on 223rd Avenue in one other chip obtained by The Put up.
The shooter rattled off a number of gunshots through the surreal ordeal, nevertheless it’s unclear if the wildlife nuisance was struck, cops mentioned.
The shooter has not been charged as far as the investigation is ongoing.
Whereas raccoons are usually nocturnal animals, it’s common to identify them out through the day looking for meals, in response to metropolis officers.
“Most raccoons are wholesome and pose no threat of transferring illness to people,” the town’s wildlife division mentioned, noting there was an effort since 2014 to vaccinate them in Queens, Staten Island and Brooklyn towards rabies.
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