After a group reported a Bigfoot sighting in North Carolina, police have issued their own warning for residents: Do not shoot Bigfoot.

A Bigfoot “investigation group,” going by the name Bigfoot 911, allegedly spotted the mythical creature on Friday night in the woods of McDowell County. The group was apparently looking to attract the creature by dropping glow sticks throughout the area when they say the sighting happened. (“Bigfoot 911 members believe glow sticks pique the curiosity of a Bigfoot,” the Charlotte Observer helpfully explains.)

Bigfoot 911 founder John Bruner says he saw the creature first and attempted to track it down, later describing the creature as a “large bipedal animal covered in hair.”

 The news of Bigfoot caught the attention of local media over the weekend, and by Tuesday the Greenville Police Department in South Carolina offered some cheeky advice to address the rumors on its Facebook page.

“After watching this video from nearby Boone, North Carolina, Facebook followers and friends, I think we can say with some confidence that proof of Bigfoot still eludes us,” the post reads.

“If you see Bigfoot, please do not shoot at him/her, as you’ll most likely be wounding a fun-loving and well-intentioned person, sweating in a gorilla costume.”