Metro Police Shoot Deer on Tracks at Wheaton

THE MIDDLE OF FALL IS mating season for local deer, and there's no telling what kinds of shenanigans might ensue. In years past, we've seen deer on rampages through Georgetown clothing shops and suburban grocery stores

On Sunday at around 8:45 a.m., Metrorail passengers waiting on platforms heard about major delays on the Red Line associated with a wounded deer on the tracks near the Wheaton station. Trains had to single track through the area, home to the deepest stations in the system.

Metro spokeswoman Lisa Farbstein told The Post's Delphine Schrank that the deer even jumped onto the Wheaton station platform before it was eventually shot by Metro Transit Police.

In unrelated animal transit news, on Oct. 16, animal control officers had to remove an opossum from a Metrobus on Wisconsin Avenue between Tenleytown and Friendship Heights.

» "Police Shoot Deer on Red Line Tracks at Wheaton Station" [WaPo]

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