PA. Game Commission Investigating Video Posted to Social Media that Shows Injured Deer Being Assaulted

The Pennsylvania Game Commission has identified two young men seen assaulting an injured deer in Brookville, Jefferson County. The game commission says the investigation is ongoing, but charges could be filed as early as today. A video posted to the Pennsylvania Game Commission’s page that was allegedly taken in western Pennsylvania has been shared over 4,000 times. An official with the game commission said that one of the young men seen in the video is an adult. The second is a juvenile. Their names are not being released until any potential charges are filed. The game commission said it is considering a number of different charges against the pair, including animal cruelty. Anyone with information about the video is asked to report it to the Game Commission’s Northwest Region Dispatch Office at 814-432-3187.