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A man who used a homemade slingshot to slay squirrels in Lincoln has been arrested, police say.

Klo Say, 20, was arrested Saturday morning for discharge of a weapon within city limits and cruelty to animals.

The Lincoln Police Department received a call 10 a.m. Saturday about a man shooting squirrels near 21st and Sumner streets, Capt. Don Scheinost said. Officers found Say near 23rd and Sumner.

He was carrying wooden and rubber slingshot along with a satchel filled with two squirrels and an assortment of rocks, Scheinost said.

During the arrest, one of Say’s squirrels woke up and ran away, Scheinost said. The other squirrel, which was dead, was turned over to animal control.

Scheinost said police had been searching for a man suspected of killing squirrels for more than a week.

Say went to court Monday on charges of cruelty to animals and discharging a weapon when it was unsafe. Lancaster County Court Judge Thomas Fox fined him $250.

Reach the writer at 402-473-7214 or kknight@journalstar.com. On Twitter @katieknight9. ​

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