In Rock River, a man frustrated by a notorious rooster's early morning crowing attempted to silence it with a shotgun, prompting a school lockdown and his subsequent arrest.

The incident unfolded at 6:18 a.m. when shots were fired at the rooster, which had been living under a camper trailer. The rooster escaped unscathed, while the shooter was arrested due to outstanding warrants from Texas.

The rooster, a free-roaming bird without a known owner, has been an ongoing nuisance in Rock River, yet no prior law enforcement action had been requested.