A fake alligator shooting police in Kansas, Missouri was merely a case of mistaken identity, turning out to be a garden ornament instead.
Police spokesman Tom Gentry said police officers in Independence, a Kansas City suburb responded to a call on Saturday evening regarding a large alligator on the prowl near a pond, prompting officers to unload on the reptile.
Police officer shot the alligator on the pond�s twice, but both times the bullets bounced back because the alligator was made of cement.
"It didn't move. They inched up closer and closer and discovered it was a mock-up of a real alligator made to look like it was real." Gentry told the Associated Press.
Gentry also acknowledged the incident is attracting a lot of attention.
"In hindsight, it's humorous," he said. "But we have to take every call seriously,� he said.
According to the property owner he had placed the fake alligator in the pond to scare children away from his property.
Bill Graham, a spokesman for the Missouri Department of Conservation assured that there are no alligators lurking in the area.
Police spokesman Tom Gentry said police officers in Independence, a Kansas City suburb responded to a call on Saturday evening regarding a large alligator on the prowl near a pond, prompting officers to unload on the reptile.
Police officer shot the alligator on the pond�s twice, but both times the bullets bounced back because the alligator was made of cement.
"It didn't move. They inched up closer and closer and discovered it was a mock-up of a real alligator made to look like it was real." Gentry told the Associated Press.
Gentry also acknowledged the incident is attracting a lot of attention.
"In hindsight, it's humorous," he said. "But we have to take every call seriously,� he said.
According to the property owner he had placed the fake alligator in the pond to scare children away from his property.
Bill Graham, a spokesman for the Missouri Department of Conservation assured that there are no alligators lurking in the area.
�There are no alligators around here, we are too far north, it�s too cold,� he told Reuters.
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