Cattle shot near Bruce

Three dead, including a calf; one wounded

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BRUCE – Four cows, including a calf, were shot and the Brookings County Sheriff’s Office is looking for the suspects, Assistant Sheriff Scott Sebring said.

The shooting was reported at 9:40 a.m. Tuesday and occurred in a pasture near 207th Street and 467th Avenue, southeast of Bruce, Sebring said.

“Three Charolais cows and a Charolais calf had been shot. Two cows and the calf were killed and the other cow wounded,” Sebring said.

The incident happened sometime between 7 p.m. Monday and the time it was reported, he added.

“The cows are valued at $3,000 each and the calf at $1,000,” Sebring reported.

The incident is under investigation with the Sheriff’s Office.

Anyone with any information about this case can contact the Brookings County Sheriff’s Office at 605-696-8300, contact Crimestoppers anonymously by visiting www.brookingsareacrimestoppers.comor call 605-692-STOP (7867).