WMAL Interview - SGT. EARIT POWELL - 11.15.17

INTERVIEW – SGT EARIT POWELL (AIR-RIT) — of the Animal Protection Police with the Fairfax County Police Dept

Residents Concerned About Fairfax County’s Use of AR-15s to Control Deer Population. (News4) — Some residents of Fairfax County, Virginia, say they’re concerned about how many deer police are killing and the weapons they’re using to do so. Fairfax County Police Department’s sharp shooting team plans to use AR-15 rifles to kill deer in Loftridge Park and Clermont Park in the Alexandria area of the county from mid November to mid March. “Even though the police say they shoot down as it’s supposed to be safe, we just feel that you can’t ever rule out weapons malfunction or human error,” Alexandria resident Nancy Schoenig told News4. “Would you want somebody firing an AR-15 near your house? I mean think about it.” Schoenig is one of about 200 people who live in homes around the perimeter of the parks where police will kill the deer. Other residents in the area said the deer come into neighboring communities and they are a nuisance.