4 Chicago teens charged with shooting coyote with bow, stomping animal to death
Four teenagers have been cited in connection with the viscous killing of a coyote in Chicago city limits this month, police confirmed to Paste BN Tuesday.
According to the Chicago Police Department who first responded to the incident, officers responded to South Sacramento Avenue near Evergreen Park, a suburb about 16 miles south of downtown Chicago mid afternoon on Jan. 11.
Brandon Damm, a spokesperson with the Illinois Department of Natural Resources, the agency working with police on the case, said law enforcement spoke to witnesses, reviewed video, and found the coyote’s carcass after a group of teenagers shot it with a bow on a set of railroad tracks.
The teens, Damm said, then stomped the animal to death.
Teens who stomped coyote to death face unlawful hunting charges, more
Officers cited the juveniles, all age 16 and 17, and officials said they are slated to appear in Cook County court on Feb. 26 on the following charges:
- Unlawfully hunting without supervision;
- Unlawfully hunting on lands without permission of owner;
- Unlawfully hunting within 100 yards of a home;
- Unlawful abandonment of wildlife carcass on private property without permission.
Natalie Neysa Alund is a senior reporter for Paste BN. Reach her at nalund@usatoday.com and follow her on X @nataliealund.