Tennessee cops seek suspect who slaughtered 'official' state animals, dumped bodies under bridge
Tennessee House Speaker Cameron Sexton reveals how political leaders can fight for children in the classroom during Fox Nation's "MisEducation of America" live summit.is on the hunt for a person they believe killed almost a dozen raccoons – the state's"official wild animal" – then dumped the critters' dead bodies under a bridge.
"This is absolutely ridiculous that some individuals continue to do what they do," the Cocke County Sheriff’s Office in Newport posted in a."Our community has such beauty and then you have a criminal kill these raccoons and throw them under the Bridgeport Bridge." The office included gruesome photos of the scene, which show 11 lifeless raccoons strewn across an asphalt lot, surrounded by trash, under the Bridgeport Bridge. The raccoon was adopted as the state’s official wild animal back in 1971, according to the Tennessee state government.
The sheriff’s office said it was tipped off to the scene by a resident complaint, and the office thanked those who cleaned up the area over the weekend.
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