A huge alligator was roaming the city of Largo, Florida, carrying the lifeless body of a man.

A witness spotted the huge reptile with its victim trapped between its jaws on a residential street in Largoa small community just four miles south of Clearwater.

“I saw there was a body in his mouth, so I started taping,” said witness JaMarcus Bullard, who called the Largo Fire Department, which was just steps away from the scene.

Authorities quickly pulled the alligator from the water and shot itBullard said.

The area is near the popular Ridgecrest Park, which includes a 5-acre lake known to be home to alligators.

Investigators are still trying to determine the cause of death of the man who was in the alligator’s teeth.