Gorilla escapes and gets shot to death

[bernse]

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DALLAS - Dallas Zoo officials said they can't explain how a 300-pound gorilla escaped from his enclosure, injuring four people before he was shot to death.

Police evacuated an estimated 300 people from the zoo compound Thursday and killed Jabari, a 13-year-old male western lowland gorilla, after he charged at officers.

Zoo workers armed with tranquilizer guns had pursued the animal through the forested jungles of the Wilds of Africa exhibit, but could not gain a clear shot, officials said.

"It tried to charge two of our officers, so we had to shoot it," Deputy Police Chief Daniel Garcia said. "You can imagine the pandemonium we had out here when he got loose. We felt terrible we had to put this animal down."

The injured included a mother and her toddler son. Rivers Noah, 3, was in fair condition at Children's Medical Center with multiple bites to his head and chest. His mother, Keisha Heard, 26, who was bitten on the legs, and Cheryl Reichert, who suffered arm injuries, were treated at hospitals and released.

The fourth injured person, a child, was treated at the scene.

Jabari was in the award-winning gorilla-conservation area, surrounded by a 16-foot concave wall, before the attack around 5 p.m. Some youths had reportedly teased Jabari shortly before.

"He had to have scaled the wall," said zoo director Rich Buickerood. But "this habitat is among the best in the country. This blows our minds."

He said he did not know why zoo employees, who were armed with pepper spray, did not use it on the gorilla.

The gorilla "was banging on the door and broke it down, then he jumped out," a witness, Diana Gonzalez, told television station WFAA. "He was growling and yelling."

She and several children escaped from the area without injury. Other zoo-goers hid inside a restaurant and the monorail surrounding the Wilds of Africa exhibit.

The zoo has been in financial straits and the nonprofit Dallas Zoological Society recently proposed a county takeover. Buickerood said last month that the zoo staff had been cut and maintenance postponed because of the fund shortage.

In 1998, a 25-year-old zookeeper was injured by a gorilla at the zoo after the door to the animal's cage was left open. That animal was captured with a tranquilizer dart.

Too bad they had to shoot it.

 

[Viper GTS]

At least you can recognize that they had to do it, unlike some posters who will surely follow.

Viper GTS

 

[RagingBITCH]

All over the news here in Dallas yesterday. Huge front page spread today in the paper as well. It's weird - I was at the zoo last year for one of my classes and I never saw Jabari. It's a great exhibit but keeping these animals caged/locked up - this type of crap is bound to happen.

 

[Queasy]

The injured included a mother and her toddler son. Rivers Noah, 3, was in fair condition at Children's Medical Center with multiple bites to his head and chest. His mother, Keisha Heard, 26, who was bitten on the legs, and Cheryl Reichert, who suffered arm injuries, were treated at hospitals and released.

Yeah, too bad they had to kill it. Really. They should have just had a dialogue with the Gorilla to get to the 'root cause' of his problems.

 

[oniq]

Its happening..

Planet of the Apes

 

[nick1985]

<---awaits the PETA retards to go crazy...

 

[K1052]

Too bad they had to kill it.

It could have easily killed people if they had not.

 

[skace]

Did one of the cops get to yell "It's coming right for us!"

 

[bernse]

Originally posted by: Queasy

The injured included a mother and her toddler son. Rivers Noah, 3, was in fair condition at Children's Medical Center with multiple bites to his head and chest. His mother, Keisha Heard, 26, who was bitten on the legs, and Cheryl Reichert, who suffered arm injuries, were treated at hospitals and released.

Yeah, too bad they had to kill it. Really. They should have just had a dialogue with the Gorilla to get to the 'root cause' of his problems.

What are you, Capt Retard?

It is too bad it had to get in a situation and killed in the first place. Too bad they couldn't tranq it. Too bad it escaped. Just a screwed up situation. It's too bad they didn't have another choice.

 

[dmurray14]

Originally posted by: bernse

Originally posted by: Queasy

The injured included a mother and her toddler son. Rivers Noah, 3, was in fair condition at Children's Medical Center with multiple bites to his head and chest. His mother, Keisha Heard, 26, who was bitten on the legs, and Cheryl Reichert, who suffered arm injuries, were treated at hospitals and released.

Yeah, too bad they had to kill it. Really. They should have just had a dialogue with the Gorilla to get to the 'root cause' of his problems.

What are you, Capt Retard?

It is too bad it had to get in a situation and killed in the first place. Too bad they couldn't tranq it. Too bad it escaped. Just a screwed up situation. It's too bad they didn't have another choice.

I have this funny feeling he was being sarcastic...

 

[Howard]

Originally posted by: skace
Did one of the cops get to yell "It's coming right for us!"

 

[Queasy]

Originally posted by: dmurray14

Originally posted by: bernse

Originally posted by: Queasy

The injured included a mother and her toddler son. Rivers Noah, 3, was in fair condition at Children's Medical Center with multiple bites to his head and chest. His mother, Keisha Heard, 26, who was bitten on the legs, and Cheryl Reichert, who suffered arm injuries, were treated at hospitals and released.

Yeah, too bad they had to kill it. Really. They should have just had a dialogue with the Gorilla to get to the 'root cause' of his problems.

What are you, Capt Retard?

It is too bad it had to get in a situation and killed in the first place. Too bad they couldn't tranq it. Too bad it escaped. Just a screwed up situation. It's too bad they didn't have another choice.

I have this funny feeling he was being sarcastic...

We have a weiner.

 

[911paramedic]

Originally posted by: oniq
Its happening..

Planet of the Apes

"100-Foot Asteroid Passes Close by Earth"

I think you are correct, it's happening...

 

[RagingBITCH]

Originally posted by: bernse

Originally posted by: Queasy

The injured included a mother and her toddler son. Rivers Noah, 3, was in fair condition at Children's Medical Center with multiple bites to his head and chest. His mother, Keisha Heard, 26, who was bitten on the legs, and Cheryl Reichert, who suffered arm injuries, were treated at hospitals and released.

Yeah, too bad they had to kill it. Really. They should have just had a dialogue with the Gorilla to get to the 'root cause' of his problems.

What are you, Capt Retard?

It is too bad it had to get in a situation and killed in the first place. Too bad they couldn't tranq it. Too bad it escaped. Just a screwed up situation. It's too bad they didn't have another choice.

Unless the gorilla is KoKo, it'd be pretty hard having a dialogue with it Obviously joking.

 

[bernse]

Originally posted by: Queasy

Originally posted by: dmurray14

Originally posted by: bernse

Originally posted by: Queasy

The injured included a mother and her toddler son. Rivers Noah, 3, was in fair condition at Children's Medical Center with multiple bites to his head and chest. His mother, Keisha Heard, 26, who was bitten on the legs, and Cheryl Reichert, who suffered arm injuries, were treated at hospitals and released.

Yeah, too bad they had to kill it. Really. They should have just had a dialogue with the Gorilla to get to the 'root cause' of his problems.

What are you, Capt Retard?

It is too bad it had to get in a situation and killed in the first place. Too bad they couldn't tranq it. Too bad it escaped. Just a screwed up situation. It's too bad they didn't have another choice.

I have this funny feeling he was being sarcastic...

We have a weiner.

Sounded like he was being sarcastic to my post and I didn't appreciate that.

Oh well, if he was being sarcastic in general my fault. :beer:

 

[jjones]

It's the Army of the 12 Monkeys. They did it.

 

[FelixDeCat]

Ive never been to the Dallas zoo, and havent been to the FT.Worth zoo since 1975! We have a pic of me being chased by a goat!

To bad for that gorilla - getting his gorilla brains splattered everywhere. If he had grabbed me I would have said, "Keep your paws of me, you damn dirty APE!"

 

[oniq]

Is it illegal to keep a Gorilla as a pet?

EDIT: Or be the pet of a Gorilla?

 

[Ogg]

I didnt even know Dallas had a zoo.
I lived in Ft. Worth for years........now Ft. Worth has a great zoo.
I love their gorillas

Thats why I lived in Ft. Worth cause everything in Dallas is Crazy

 

[NFS4]

"Game over man, game over!!"

 

[Tom]

"Some youths had reportedly teased Jabari shortly before."


Too bad he didn't catch them..

 

[oniq]

OMG .. he just wanted to play them a FVCKING SONG. http://www.bigroadblues.com/cards/gorilla.jpg

THOSE BASTARDS!!!!!

 

[RagingBITCH]

Originally posted by: Ogg
I didnt even know Dallas had a zoo.
I lived in Ft. Worth for years........now Ft. Worth has a great zoo.
I love their gorillas

Thats why I lived in Ft. Worth cause everything in Dallas is Crazy

Yea it's off RL Thornton down in South Dallas just past downtown. Fort Worth one is hands down better all around by everyone whose been to both but the Dallas one is pretty nice in it's own merits.

 

[beer]

I thought they weighed more than 300 lbs?

 

[oniq]

Originally posted by: beer
I thought they weighed more than 300 lbs?

He was a baby