A West Tisbury man has had his guns seized and is facing criminal charges after shooting an injured deer on Barnes Road.

Rafael N. Louback, 36, is being charged with discharging a firearm within 150 feet of a highway, hunting without a license, hunting at night and hunting out of season.

On Feb. 29, Edgartown police were dispatched to a motor vehicle accident involving a deer on Barnes Road, according to the police report. The responding officer, Jake Sylvia, found two cars on scene.

The report states that Liana Cajado had hit a deer and called her husband, Mr. Louback, to assist her. Mr. Louback then called police to report the incident and drove to the scene to help his wife.

When Mr. Louback arrived, he found the deer “flailing around,” and unable to move itself from the travel lane, Officer…