Witness at Zoo Said Gorilla Was ‘Protecting’ the Child

A witness who was there at the Cincinnati Zoo when a 450-pound gorilla was shot and killed said that the animal had been “protecting” the child, not harming him.

Eula Ray, of Hamilton, whose son is a curator for the zoo, touches a sympathy card beside a gorilla statue outside the Gorilla World exhibit at the Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden, Sunday, May 29, 2016. AP Photo/John Minchillo

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