Michigan State Police have opened an investigation into the troubling execution after the video went viral.
The news comes just days after footage of Michigan cops ordering African American men to 'sing or dance like chimps' surfaced, forcing a police investigation.
The most recent clip, posted on YouTube on Tuesday, shows a deer standing on a roadside, frozen in the headlights of a Michigan State Trooper's squad car.
It is not clear when the incident occurred.
The troopers attempted to scare off the gentle creaure, who they claimed was injured, by sounding the siren and flashing the lights.
The cruiser then crawled forward and nudged the scared animal, which still didn't move.
A man filming said: 'He ain't goin' nowhere dude.'
Another man shouted: 'Want me to grab that [expletive] and drag it across the road?'
A trooper then held a gun just inches from the deer's head and shot it. It is not clear if the deer died because its legs were visibly shaking.
'Man down,' said a voice behind the camera, after making the noise of a tree falling. 'That's better than huntin'.'
MSP spokesperson Lt. Mike Shaw defended the officers, saying it did not appear their actions were unlawful.
However, he told Fox 2 the incident was being investigated. He said the deer was injured and could have darted out into the roadway, causing a traffic accident.
Michigan State Police are also investigating a separate incident in which footage of Grosse Pointe Park police belittling African Americans was released.
The clips seem to show an African American, mentally-disabled man being provoked to sing like a chimp. The videos were allegedly recorded by at least one police officer.
(Daily Mail - Nov 20, 2013)
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