Bonnyville RCMP are asking for the public’s help in an animal endangerment investigation.
Police said an unknown suspect (or suspects) went to a property on Highway 657 south of Muriel Lake and opened a livestock gate sometime in the early morning on Tuesday.
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Several horses ran onto the road.
A prize rodeo horse worth an estimated $50,000 was struck and killed by a passing vehicle.
The RCMP are investigating whether the suspect intentionally let the horses out was the same person who hit and killed it.
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Anyone with information is asked to contact Bonnyville RCMP at 780-343-7200. Anonymous tips can be given through Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 or online.
Muriel Lake is about 250 kilometres northeast of Edmonton.
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