From The War On Guns — police are investigating an animal rights group’s drone being shot down over somebody else’s private property.

I’m admittedly not a ballistics expert, but to my eye, the damage in the photos looks more like the battery failed (swollen and burst into flame) and the whole thing landed on the camera.

There’s no indication in the photos of any peppering from birdshot, nor any evidence of a bullet strike. Also, from what we can see of the airframe, it looks otherwise undamaged.

Methinks Occam’s Razor applies.