Lisa Wancio loved reporting to work each morning at Nature's Classroom in Hillsborough County. She was in charge of teaching students about the three deer that lived on the property. She named the deer Rosy, Buck, and Katy.
"They were apart of my life and that's why it's important that we get some closure to this," said Wancio.
Three weeks ago Lisa came to work and found two of the deer dead on the ground. The third deer was badly injured.
"It was horrible," said Wancio.
F.W.C. officers said the deer were beaten to death.
"It's a cruel act, but I'm not going to speculate on motive we just want identify someone here," said officer James Boogaerts.
Boogaerts said the park's security cameras did not capture the crime. He said they have very few leads in the case.
"Someone knows about this and it's very upsetting," said Boogaerts.
Administrators at Nature's Classroom said they have increased security until an arrest is made.
Crime Stoppers of Tampa Bay is offering a reward of up to $3,000 for information that leads to the identification and arrest of the unknown suspect(s) involved in this case. Anyone with any information regarding the identity of the suspect(s) and who wants to be eligible for a cash reward is asked to call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-873-TIPS (8477), report anonymously online at www.crimestopperstb.com or send a mobile tip using the P3 Tips Mobile application. Crime Stoppers must be contacted first in order to be eligible for a cash reward.
