Some Brampton residents were upset Thursday when Peel Regional Police shot dead a deer that was “severely injured”.

Police said they were called to assist by Brampton Animal Services when they discovered a deer in the fenced-in backyard of a home in the area of Kenpark Drive and Fernbrook Crescent, just south of Heart Lake Conservation Area, just after noon.

The deer was trapped in the yard, and was running at the fence, hitting its head, according to police.

It was severely injured when police arrived, and they shot it for humane reasons, according to police.