COSTA MESA, Calif.—Four ducks were found shot to death on the morning of April 18 at TeWinkle Park in Costa Mesa, California, and the city’s police department is still searching for the suspect.
Last seen on Easter Sunday, the ducks—one male mallard, two Muscovy ducks known as Mr. Chipper and Grace, and one Pekin duck named Darryl—were shot multiple times each, according to Wetlands & Wildlife Care Center, a Huntington Beach-based non-profit specializing in orphaned wildlife rescue, rehabilitation, and release.
“My initial reaction was to wonder how hollow and cruel the mind of the person is, who murdered these innocent animals,” Debbie McGuire, executive director of the non-profit, said in a statement emailed to The Epoch Times. “A shudder of fear and sadness ran down my spine.”
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