RESIDENTS have shared their outrage after a wild animal was found lying on the road over the weekend.
Police rushed to the scene on Saturday evening following a report of an injured deer on Highfield Road, Southampton.
It comes after a dog walker saw a deer roaming the area earlier in the day, near to Burgess road.
While one resident said they heard a gun shot, another said they believe the deer was hit by a car.
Nearby resident Vanessa Beecham said: "I went to my window because I saw the blue flashing light of the police car and heard a shot sometime later.
"We don’t know who alerted the police but the lovely police woman stayed watching over the deer.
"Deer have been spotted a lot on the Common in the last week."
Another said: "Cars are driving like maniacs at the moment because they think they are the only thing in the road."
Lorraine Loizou said: "I saw a deer on Saturday at about 11.30am. It shot past me as I was running and headed into the area that has been cleared recently.
"It was a shock as I walk my dogs and run on the common daily and have never seen a deer."
The RSPCA said they did not receive any reports but said over 74,000 deer vehicle collisions occur every year, according to research.
A spokesperson for Hampshire Constabulary said: "We were called at 8.17pm on Saturday, 2 May to a report of an injured deer on Highfield Road.
"Officers contacted a Humane Animal Dispatcher who attended to take over the incident."
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