Five cows and one horse, including a young girl’s 4-H animals, were shot and killed by someone on a shooting spree west of Edmonton.
Stony Plain RCMP insp. Gary Graham said the shootings happened in three different farmyards.
Graham said the shootings of the animals appear random.
“Some of highway signs appear to be shot. Our best guess is it may have been done around the same time. An irresponsible individual thought it was sporting fun,” said Graham.
“The animals were targeted.”
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Duffield 4-H Club member Kassidy Thordarson owned a cow, calf and heifer that were shot.
RCMP, with the help of a local veterinarian, has recovered portions of the bullets from the animals to help with the investigation.
“We’ve recovered some portions of bullets to give us some idea of what was used,” he said.
Graham said they are following several leads, including a description of the possible suspect vehicle and statements from neighbours, but must rely on people who possibly saw suspicious activity, he said.
“It’s difficult in a sense, we weren’t there and didn’t see it happen. We have to rely on somebody who saw it go down.”
