That's Not a Halloween Decoration: Disturbing Thing Found Hanging From NYC Traffic Light

It's not unusual to see a pair of shoes laced together and tossed over telephone wires or street lights, but what was hanging above the street in a New York City borough Tuesday had residents disgusted.

It was a few days after Halloween but two skinned and bloody goat heads hanging from a traffic light in Brooklyn were no decoration. According to WPIX-TV, after a local business took down the heads, they found out they were real.

Police are investigating how and why skinned goat heads were hanging from a traffic light (Image source: WPIX-TV)

Gothamist reported some thoughts of those who witnessed the gruesome sight:

"That's some sick [s**t]. I don't want no part of that [s**t]. You see those bottles with names and oils in them at Prospect Park? Don't ever touch them. We got witches out here." — J.C. Rivera

[While taking pictures] "That's disgusting—I got to show my sister." —Mickey Guzman

"That's one way to send a message." —Ted Giannopoulos

"That's messed up." —Aiden Rahieb, age 9

Watch the report from WPIX about the disturbing incident:

Some think the heads were part of a sacrificial ritual, WCBS-TV reported, but police who are investigating it told the news station that there's no other evidence to link it to such an event. Police noted to WCBS that a slaughter house in the area sells goats to Halal butchers nearby.

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Front page image via Shutterstock. This story has been updated to add a missing word to the headline.