Oppossum shot with air rifle
Springfield, OR (US)

Incident Date: Thursday, Jan 6, 2005
County: Lane

Disposition: Alleged

Alleged:
» Juvenile (name undisclsoed)
» Juvenile

According to the Springfield Police Blotter, on January 6, 2006, at 4:56 p.m., 4000 block C St., a concerned neighbor reported that two 13-year-old boys shot an opossum with an air gun. The animal was caged when police arrived. Officers seized the air gun and told the boys it would be destroyed.

No other information is available at this time.

References

• Springfield News - January 17, 2006

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