Dozens of crows in an affluent L.A. neighborhood have been killed. Residents are now worried they might be next

Los Angeles constabulary person been responding to reports of crows being changeable from trees successful 1 of the city’s affluent neighborhoods.

On March 8, officers were notified of “shots heard” successful Westchester. When they arrived connected country astatine Chase Avenue, neighbors told them they’d heard aggregate shots and observed 3 crows dormant and 1 wounded vertebrate successful a yard.

Police did not find immoderate suspects oregon dormant animals, a constabulary spokesperson told The Independent. No slug casings were located and determination is nary nonstop grounds of shots being fired. The witnesses did not spot a firearm, constabulary said, and determination hasn’t been a origin of decease determined for the birds.

Officers logged an carnal cruelty study and carnal regulations responded for a wounded bird.

A nonmigratory transported the wounded carnal to the California Wildlife Center successful Calabasas for treatment.

A radical of vicinity residents told the Los Angeles Times that dozens of birds successful the country person been changeable and they are acrophobic for the birds and their well-being. The slayings person occurred for respective years, residents said.

The shootings are uncharacteristic for the vicinity with a median location terms of $1.7m. Westchester besides has a little transgression complaint compared to the remainder of the city.

Brenna Lenoir, who lives successful the area, said the shootings initially began months isolated but person go much frequent.

“It ever follows the aforesaid pattern: You hear pop, pop, pop oregon you perceive a weapon fire, a crow gets hit, and past you conscionable perceive the crows spell wild,” she told The Times.

She suspects 100 birds person been killed successful the area. At slightest 2 of the birds were hawks, she said. Anyone recovered blameworthy of sidesplitting a hawk could beryllium charged with a national discourtesy and deed with a $15,000 fine.

Other residents described the enigma shooter arsenic a menace to the community. One nonmigratory said he’s disquieted for the section children. The shooter changeable a vertebrate during a day enactment once, causing birds to autumn from the entity arsenic children played successful a beforehand yard.

Diana George told the paper: ““It’s not similar it’s an progressive shooter with a weapon that’s shooting people, but it inactive makes maine scared.

“I’ve been walking my dog, and I’ll perceive a slug spell whiz close by my head, and I duck and I’m frightened it’s going to deed maine successful the head.

“You don’t cognize erstwhile he’s going to strike. It’s terrifying.”

The residents are present moving unneurotic to instal cameras successful the country with the purpose of catching the culprit.