A sick memorial bench with a plaque dedicated to infamous killer Raoul Moat appeared at a seaside resort.
The council has since removed the distasteful memorial that said the murderer was "taken too soon".
One passerby spotted the gross tribute to former bouncer Moat on New Brighton front in Merseyside.
The memorial read: "In loving memory of Raoul Moat, 1973 - 2010, Taken too soon, D&A xx."
It is not yet known who installed the plaque or when it was put in, DailyStar reports.
Wirral Council has since confirmed it was removed and that it was not authorised by them.
Moat went on a rampage during the early hours of July 3, 2010 when he killed his ex-girlfriend Samantha Stobbart, 37, with a shotgun before shooting and killing her new partner Christopher Brown.
Less than 24 hours before the grisly murders, Moat shot PC Rathband as he said in his marked traffic car.
Tragically, PC Rathband took his own life less than two years after receiving his injuries.
Moat was eventually cornered by Northumbria Police in a field in Rothbury.
During six enduring hours of negotiations, police desperately tried to convince Raoul to surrender himself as marksmen aimed their guns at the country's most wanted man.
At one point, the forces sent in food and water as the hours began to tick by during the standoff.
Moat's best pal Tony Laidler was also brought to the scene in an attempt to ease tensions with his highly agitated friend.
It was nearing 1:15am on July 10, amid torrential rain, when a single shot broke the silence in the tense scene.
Fifteen minutes after the event, police reported that the suspect had suffered a gunshot wound and was being transferred to the hospital.
He was pronounced dead less than an hour later, from a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head.
In response, one user on Twitter wrote: "Surely not this has got to be some sick joke and not actually someone trying to be compassionate."
While another said: "This has gotta be the result of a twisted sense of humour." The tweet has been liked more than 14,000 times, with around 972 retweets.
A Wirral Council spokesperson told The Mirror: "This was not authorised or put in place by Wirral Council.
"Any vandalism or graffiti will be removed as quickly as possible after being reported to the council. In this case, the plaque has now been removed.”
