Loud bangs thought to be gun shots heard on streets of Doncaster village
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Officers said this morning (Sunday, April 19) that the cause of the noise was their personnel dealing with a severely injured deer in Auckley that had been hurt in a collision with a vehicle.
A spokesman for South Yorkshire Police posted on the forces’s social media page: “In case anyone heard three loud bangs in the Auckley area around 01.30am.“There is nothing to worry about. It was officers having to deal with a Deer that have been badly injured as a result of an RTC. Unfortunately it was not able to be saved.”
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Hide AdResidents taking to social media thought the noise may have been gunshots, and add their own comments on Facebook today.
One posting from a member of the public written on social media: “Took three shots.”
Another added: “Poor thing.”