Loud bangs thought to be gun shots heard on streets of Doncaster village

Officers said this morning (Sunday, April 19) that the cause of the noise was their personnel dealing with a severely injured deer in Auckley that had been hurt in a collision with a vehicle.

A spokesman for South Yorkshire Police posted on the forces’s social media page: “In case anyone heard three loud bangs in the Auckley area around 01.30am.“There is nothing to worry about. It was officers having to deal with a Deer that have been badly injured as a result of an RTC. Unfortunately it was not able to be saved.”

Residents taking to social media thought the noise may have been gunshots, and add their own comments on Facebook today.

One posting from a member of the public written on social media: “Took three shots.”

Another added: “Poor thing.”

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