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A mutilated fawn was found burned in the road Thursday morning, deep in a Perry Hall neighborhood. Though its dead body was removed, residents of the “family-oriented community” are left wondering what happened and who is responsible.<\/p>\n

“That’s scary behavior,” said Gina Schafer, who lives in Forge Heights.<\/strong> “If they don’t have any empathy and they’re gonna hurt defenseless animals, you know, what’s next? More animals? People? It’s just really horrific.”<\/p>\n

All that remained on Bangert Avenue on Friday was a dark, arching mark seared into the pavement. Up the street, about 100 feet away, was a burnt, white and blue gardening glove and closer to the mess was a singed cardboard box. Neighbors who spoke to The Baltimore Sun said Baltimore County Police “weren’t treating it as a crime scene.”<\/p>\n

“We’re just really concerned because obviously, this was heinous,” said another neighborhood resident, Tiffany Doxanas.<\/p>\n

Police spokesperson Trae Corbin said officers responded to a “hazardous condition” in Perry Hall and that Thursday’s incident is under investigation. When asked whether it was being considered a crime, Corbin said, “That will be determined once the investigation progresses.”<\/p>\n

Dale Groth, who moved into Forge Heights in May, said he left for work Thursday around 5:30 a.m., hoping to beat rush-hour traffic near the BWI Airport.<\/p>\n

It was dark out, so when he drove past the deer, he said he “didn’t think much of it” \u2014 perhaps it was roadkill, or maybe a bag.<\/p>\n

A few “concerned neighbors,” including Doxanas’ teenaged son Caden, told Groth what’d happened. He said that the news upset his wife, who worried about the three deer they’d noticed living behind their house: a mom and two babies, he said.<\/p>\n

“I get it,” Groth said of everyone’s concern. “It was weird.”<\/p>\n

Caden Doxanas said Friday that he and a friend had been knocking on doors around, looking for any information they could find. Bits of rope, found near the fawn’s body, were left on the street, he said. They’d also found the burnt glove and box. But none of the nearby security or doorbell cameras caught anything.<\/p>\n

The closest thing the 17-year-old found to a lead was a torn-up Wawa receipt. He told The Sun he drove to the convenience store to see if they would check security cameras, but was turned away.<\/p>\n

“I’ve never seen anything like this, and I just don’t know what to do,” Caden Doxanas said.<\/p>\n

The teenager, his mother and two neighbors said Friday that they’d never seen anything like the burnt fawn in their wooded neighborhood, where they said a lot of families and children live.<\/p>\n

When asked whether he now felt uncomfortable around Forge Heights, Caden Doxanas said he didn’t.<\/p>\n

“I trust myself, and I still trust the people around me,” he said.<\/p>\n

Baltimore County Police are asking anyone with information about the fawn to call 410-887-4636.<\/p>\n

Have a news tip? Contact Luke Parker at lparker@baltsun.com<\/a>,\u00a0410-725-6214, on X as\u00a0@lparkernews\u00a0or on Signal as @parkerluke.34.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

A deer was found burnt in a neighborhood street Thursday morning, a rope underneath it. Baltimore County Police said they’re investigating.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":141,"featured_media":11579245,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"apple_news_api_created_at":"2025-07-25T20:00:25Z","apple_news_api_id":"c78bf0ca-9a32-42e5-aa49-28b7878f393e","apple_news_api_modified_at":"2025-07-25T20:00:25Z","apple_news_api_revision":"AAAAAAAAAAD\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/w==","apple_news_api_share_url":"https:\/\/apple.news\/Ax4vwypoyQuWqSSi3h485Pg","apple_news_coverimage":0,"apple_news_coverimage_caption":"","apple_news_is_hidden":false,"apple_news_is_paid":false,"apple_news_is_preview":false,"apple_news_is_sponsored":false,"apple_news_maturity_rating":"","apple_news_metadata":"\"\"","apple_news_pullquote":"","apple_news_pullquote_position":"middle","apple_news_slug":"","apple_news_sections":[],"apple_news_suppress_video_url":false,"apple_news_use_image_component":false,"subheadline":"","_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[83,84,85],"tags":[24457],"feature":[],"location":[273,223],"type-of-work":[],"coauthors":[481],"class_list":["post-11579010","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-latest-headlines","category-local-news","category-news","tag-social","location-baltimore-county","location-maryland"],"post_status":"","edit_last":0,"edit_lock":0,"highlights":"","original_byline":"","original_canonical":"","original_category":"","original_email":"","original_id":0,"original_pubdate":"","original_source":"","primary_section":"84","primary_tag":0,"print_workflow_body":{"deck_headline":"","print_title":"'Heinous': burnt fawn in Perry Hall neighborhood baffles, worries residents","print_subheadline":"","print_priority":"","print_placement":"cover","print_planned_ready":"","print_pub_date":"1753502400","print_slug":"TBS-L-DOEMUTILATION","print_budget_line":"","print_excerpt":"A deer was found burnt in a neighborhood street Thursday morning, a rope underneath it. Baltimore County Police said they're investigating.","print_notes":"","photo_limits":"Photo limits are: 1 featured image, 5 featured gallery images, 5 embedded gallery images and 5 in-article embedded images. Articles that exceed these limits will not export. Please adjust images to reflect these limits.","print_featured_gallery_richtext":"","print_inline_galleries_richtext":"","print_inline_images_richtext":"","print_content":"

A mutilated fawn was found burned in the road Thursday morning, deep in a Perry Hall neighborhood. Though its dead body was removed, residents of the \"family-oriented community\" are left wondering what happened and who is responsible.<\/p>

\"That's scary behavior,\" said Gina Schafer, who lives in Forge Heights.<\/strong> \"If they don't have any empathy and they're gonna hurt defenseless animals, you know, what's next? More animals? People? It's just really horrific.\"<\/p>

All that remained on Bangert Avenue on Friday was a dark, arching mark seared into the pavement. Up the street, about 100 feet away, was a burnt, white and blue gardening glove and closer to the mess was a singed cardboard box. Neighbors who spoke to The Baltimore Sun said Baltimore County Police \"weren't treating it as a crime scene.\"<\/p>

\"We're just really concerned because obviously, this was heinous,\" said another neighborhood resident, Tiffany Doxanas.<\/p>

Police spokesperson Trae Corbin said officers responded to a \"hazardous condition\" in Perry Hall and that Thursday's incident is under investigation. When asked whether it was being considered a crime, Corbin said, \"That will be determined once the investigation progresses.\"<\/p>

Dale Groth, who moved into Forge Heights in May, said he left for work Thursday around 5:30 a.m., hoping to beat rush-hour traffic near the BWI Airport.<\/p>

It was dark out, so when he drove past the deer, he said he \"didn't think much of it\" \u2014 perhaps it was roadkill, or maybe a bag.<\/p>

A few \"concerned neighbors,\" including Doxanas' teenaged son Caden, told Groth what'd happened. He said that the news upset his wife, who worried about the three deer they'd noticed living behind their house: a mom and two babies, he said.<\/p>

\"I get it,\" Groth said of everyone's concern. \"It was weird.\"<\/p>

Caden Doxanas said Friday that he and a friend had been knocking on doors around, looking for any information they could find. Bits of rope, found near the fawn's body, were left on the street, he said. They'd also found the burnt glove and box. But none of the nearby security or doorbell cameras caught anything.<\/p>

The closest thing the 17-year-old found to a lead was a torn-up Wawa receipt. He told The Sun he drove to the convenience store to see if they would check security cameras, but was turned away.<\/p>

\"I've never seen anything like this, and I just don't know what to do,\" Caden Doxanas said.<\/p>

The teenager, his mother and two neighbors said Friday that they'd never seen anything like the burnt fawn in their wooded neighborhood, where they said a lot of families and children live.<\/p>

When asked whether he now felt uncomfortable around Forge Heights, Caden Doxanas said he didn't.<\/p>

\"I trust myself, and I still trust the people around me,\" he said.<\/p>

Baltimore County Police are asking anyone with information about the fawn to call 410-887-4636.<\/p>

Have a news tip? Contact Luke Parker at lparker@baltsun.com<\/a>,\u00a0410-725-6214, on X as\u00a0@lparkernews\u00a0or on Signal as @parkerluke.34.<\/em><\/p>"},"print_workflow_exported_ts":"1753474839","print_workflow_exported_username":"Tricia Bishop","print_workflow_shapes":"","print_workflow_side":{"print_section":"24225","print_status":"24232","add_export_buttons":"","print_endpoint":"tribune"},"really_short_title":"","short_title":"","syndication_source":"","market_neutral_title":"","social_title":"","dfm_hub_post_id":0,"paywall_level":"premium","featured_media_content":{"content_type":"image","content":{"id":11579245,"title":"TBS-L-DEER","filename":"TBS-L-DEER.jpg","url":"https:\/\/www.baltimoresun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/TBS-L-DEER.jpg","link":"https:\/\/www.baltimoresun.com\/tbs-l-deer\/","alt":"","author":"36","description":"","caption":"A burnt fawn was found Thursday morning in the Forge Heights neighborhood in Perry Hall. 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