Overview
- Officers were called to the Etobicoke cemetery on Jan. 1 and found a deer dead with an arrow in its side and its antlers sawed off.
- A Conservation Officer with the Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry was notified, and the investigation remains active.
- Police have not identified a suspect and have not said whether the killing occurred at the cemetery or elsewhere.
- Toronto police have not confirmed a social media claim that two additional deer were found dead at the site on Jan. 4.
- City bylaws ban the use of archery equipment for hunting in Toronto, and the Fish & Wildlife Conservation Act requires licences for hunting, with fines and potential criminal charges for violations.