A young mountain lion that was rushed to the Oakland Zoo after being shot by police when being corralled in a Hollister residential neighborhood died during emergency surgery, officials said Monday…
OAKLAND — A young mountain lion that was rushed to the Oakland Zoo after being shot by police when being corralled in a Northern California residential neighborhood died during emergency surgery, officials said Monday.
Officers requested assistance from the California Department of Fish and Wildlife who dispatched two wildlife officers to the scene, police said. But when they fired a tranquilizer, the mountain lion was startled and jumped out of a bush, Paglia said.“Fearing for the life and safety of the officer, two officers fired their rifles at the mountain lion,” it said.
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