![]() She suffered life-threatening injuries with severe facial and extremity bites and lacerations, according to fire officials. The victim was identified as 55-year-old Charla Nash. Home, through the house and to his living quarters, where he had ![]() Trail of his blood down the driveway, into the open door of the Officer who then shot the chimpanzee several times, Conklin said. ![]() Opened the door to one cruiser and started to get in, trapping an The officers, who retreated into their cars, Conklin said. Officers set up security so medics could reach theĬritically injured woman lying on the ground, Conklin said.Īs the woman was treated, the chimpanzee went after several of Travis ran away and started roaming on Herold's property. Police arrived on the scene a short time later. Pet numerous times in an effort to save her friend, who was really "She retrieved a large butcher knife and stabbed her longtime Richard Conklin said Herold wrestled with the animal, Police said they had no idea why the 15-year-old chimpanzee,Īttacked the woman. Witnesses told Eyewitness News that when that friend arrived, she got out of her car and Travis immediately attacked her. Travis apparently wanted to go for a ride, investigators said. The owner, 70-year-old Sandy Herold, called a friend to help get the chimp named Travis back into the house. Newsweek has contacted the Umatilla County Sheriff's Office and the North American Primate Sanctuary Alliance for comment.According to police, the 200-pound chimp somehow found the keys to the house at 241 Rock Rimmon Road shortly after 3:30 p.m. She told OregonLive: "Attacks from any privately-owner primate in captivity should be expected because these animals are not living healthy lives where they can express their natural urges and engage in natural behaviors." ![]() It is also illegal to privately breed any species of ape within the state.Įrika Fleury, a program director at the North American Primate Sanctuary Alliance, said the attack was not unexpected. The state banned the private ownership of apes in 2010, but "certain individuals" were allowed to keep existing primate pets, as long as they held an Oregon Department of Agriculture exotic animal permit, according to Michigan State University. In Oregon, owning chimpanzees, gorillas and other primates was banned more than a decade ago over health and safety concerns. The bullet went through the animal's head, killing it. Moments later, he confirmed the kill to other officers and said: "He's down." The deputy then requested an ambulance for the woman who had been injured.īodycam footage showed the moment a deputy in Oregon opened fire on a chimpanzee. After asking whether the woman was safe, the deputy once again put the rifle through the fence, before firing a single shot. While holding his rifle through wire fencing, pulled his rifle away when he heard a woman nearby. The deputy could be heard saying: "I'm going to try and get in for a shot." Police video, seen above, showed the Umatilla County Sheriff's Office deputy entering through a gate at the home while carrying a rifle, before taking aim at the animal.ĭuring the clip, the primate could be heard screeching from somewhere near the house. The deputy arrived at the home in Pendleton, Oregon, on Sunday after reports the chimpanzee had attacked the 50-year-old woman. Bodycam footage captured the moment a sheriff's deputy fatally shoot a chimpanzee in the head after the animal, which was being kept as a pet, escaped its cage and attacked its owner's daughter.
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |
AuthorWrite something about yourself. No need to be fancy, just an overview. ArchivesCategories |