Police are searching for a young child seen on video brutally stomping and killing a duck in a Florida resident’s yard, according to authorities and reports.
Disturbing surveillance video released by the Fort Lauderdale Police Department showed two young children running around a duck before one child chased the bird into the paved alleyway of a home Sunday, CBS Miami reported.
The kid stomped on the feathered creature a whopping seven times, killing it, the clip showed.
The Fort Lauderdale homeowner called cops after noticing the juvenile trespassing on his property, and was shocked when he watched the gruesome security footage on his Ring camera, police told WSVN.
Detectives are now seeking help identifying the child and are offering a $5,000 reward for information leading to an arrest.
Residents of the area, home to many waterfowl, described the incident as deeply concerning.
“I was appalled that that would even happen in this neighborhood, for that to happen and see the photo, it is obviously very bad,” neighbor Ross Schmidt told WSVN.
“You know, you don’t know what’s inside people’s minds, but it’s definitely a very big anger issue, and he wasn’t brought up right, or he wasn’t thinking properly,” Schmidt added.
Fort Lauderdale Police have removed the graphic footage of the incident from their social media platforms and did not immediately respond to The Post’s request for comment.
