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    Run fur your life! Licensed gun owner fires at raccoon that chased after him in NYC: video

    By Amanda Woods, David Propper,

    17 days ago

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    Paws up!

    It was open season for one wild raccoon on the streets of Queens after the “masked” animal messed with the wrong gun owner Sunday morning, fur-raising footage showed.

    The unidentified man took aim and shot multiple times at the raccoon in broad daylight from point-blank range as it walked along the sidewalk in front of a Springfield Garden house around 10:30 a.m., authorities said.

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    The unidentified individual shot at the raccoon on Sunday, police said.

    Video shows the shooter, a licensed gun owner in a hoodie and hat, pull the trigger before jumping back in the driver’s seat of an SUV.

    NYPD patrol cars were seen in front of the home on 223rd Street in another clip obtained by The Post.

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    The shooter rattled off multiple gunshots during the surreal ordeal, but it’s unclear if the wildlife nuisance was struck, cops said.

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    It’s unclear if the animal was hit by a round.

    The shooter has not been charged so far as the investigation is ongoing.

    While raccoons are typically nocturnal animals, it’s not unusual to spot them out during the day searching for food, according to city officials.

    “Most raccoons are healthy and pose no risk of transferring disease to humans,” the city’s wildlife department said, noting there has been an effort since 2014 to vaccinate them in Queens, Staten Island and Brooklyn against rabies.

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