Exotic Incident #661

Incident Date:
03/18/2004
Location:
Dallas, TX - USA
Facility Name:
Dallas Zoo
Facility Type:
Accredited AZA Facility (AZA)
Incident Category:
Escape of animal (EA)
Species:
Primates
Animal:
Western Lowland Gorilla
Animal disposition:
Dead

Summary:

Jabari, a 13-year-old western lowland gorilla, escaped from his two-acre enclosure at the Dallas Zoo and attacked several people before charging at police officers, who fired three shots, killing him. Jabari bit a 26-year-old mother and her 3-year-old son several times and threw them against a wall. Two others were also injured during the gorilla’s 40-minute rampage. Police evacuated about 300 people from the zoo compound.

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