ABILENE, TX -- An Abilene mother shot and killed a bobcat in her backyard Friday.

KTXS is reporting that Paula Kitchens was alerted to the cat prowling around her backyard by her dog barking.

Kitchens six-year-old son plays in her back yard near Loop 322 and Oldham Lane.

The woman grabbed her gun and went outside. The bobcat climbed up a tree.

Kitchens shot at the bobcat and missed. The bobcat then leaped out of the tree. Kitchens shot a second time killing the bobcat.

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