4 teens charged in death of coyote in Mount Greenwood, officials say

CHICAGO (WLS) -- Four teens have been charged in the death of a coyote earlier this month on Chicago's Southwest Side.

The incident happened January 11 in the 10600 block of South Sacramento Avenue Mount Greenwood, Chicago police said.

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Illinois Conservation police said the teens, ages 16 and 17, shot the coyote with a bow and stomped it.

Chicago police said they were called to the scene after witnesses claimed to see several male offenders abusing a coyote. The coyote was later found dead on private property and was removed.

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The teens were cited for unlawfully hunting without supervision, unlawfully hunting on lands without permission of the owner, unlawfully hunting within 100 yards of a home, and unlawful abandonment of wildlife carcass on private property without permission.

No further information was immediately available.