A Man Killed a Leopard in His Yard in Indiana the Other Night (+video)

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An unidentified southern Indiana man shot and killed a leopard on his property just outside Charlestown, Indiana late Thursday night.

The man and his also-unidentified girlfriend had allegedly been on guard because of a recent spate of unexplained attacks on local cats and dogs, reports Louisville FOX affiliate WDRB. The couple owns several cats and feared the pets might be mauled, or worse.

“She’s got cats that are basically her family,” said Donna Duke, the local resident who alerted WDRB about the feline fracas.

The concerned couple got in touch with a local wildlife official. He theorized that a bobcat might be on the loose and suggested that the couple look out for one — particularly at night.

During the couple’s vigilant watch on Thursday night, they spied an unidentified beast lurking in the shadows not far from the backyard pool. The man got his gun and shot the pacing creature.

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