Bloomington police looking for driver who purposely ran over cat and killed it

Bloomington police said Monday they are looking for the driver who purposely ran over a cat with a compact SUV and killed the animal.

The incident occurred around 9:20 a.m. May 9 on Florida Avenue near 105th Street, police said.

Police released photos showing the suspect in front of the vehicle, a newer model black Kia Soul. Deputy Police Chief Kimberly Clauson said her department has yet to determine whether the suspect is male or female.

"The driver of this vehicle placed a cat under the front passenger tire, then drove over the cat, killing it," a statement from police read. "The vehicle is then seen circling back and driving over the cat a second time."

Clauson added that the cat remained still after the suspect set the animal down.

A motorist alerted an animal control officer to the cat on Florida Avenue, Clauson said. The officer retrieved the cat later that morning, she said.

Soon afterward, an employee at a company nearby called and said it had surveillance video showing the cat being run over, the deputy chief said.

Clauson said the cat had nothing on it, such as an electronic chip or a collar with a tag, that could have led police to its owner.

Police said they are also trying to find the vehicle.

Anyone with information about this incident is being directed to contact police detective George Harms at 952-563-4689.