Goats are pictured in this file photo.Several goats were recently killed on private property adjacent to the Flagstone community in Ooltewah, according to a news release from the Hamilton County Sheriff's Office.
Sheriff's office spokeswoman Janice Atkinson says the goats were intentionally killed by a stranger.
It's the second occurrence in less than a year in which farm animals were killed on the property, officials said.
Investigators ask anyone with information concerning these incidents to call the Hamilton County Sheriff's Office at 423-209-8940.
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