Littleton Police report the death this afternoon of the bull that had been wandering the countryside for several days after it escaped a livestock auction.
Police report a sergeant responding to a report of the bull standing in the middle of Great Road around 5:30 p.m. today arrived to find it had moved off that thoroughfare and onto a side street. When it began moving back towards Great Road, the sergeant decided to shoot the bull because of the risk he would pose to motorists.
The bull's owner then arrived and fired a third, and fatal, shot.
In a statement, Police Chief Matthew King said:
This decision did not come lightly. Littleton Police and the bull's owner acted out of concern for people in the neighborhood and drivers in the area.
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Interesting chain of events..
By anon
Sun, 08/20/2017 - 10:17pm
Interesting chain of events...
Harambe-Ferdinand, Jr.
By anon
Sun, 08/20/2017 - 10:47pm
Harambe-Ferdinand, Jr.
Who wants
By anon
Sun, 08/20/2017 - 10:59pm
steak?
Ever notice?
By perruptor
Mon, 08/21/2017 - 5:29am
There's never a cowboy around when you need one.
But ... but ...
By anon
Mon, 08/21/2017 - 9:58am
I have a truck and listen to country music.
Doesn't that count?
Too far. Keep it close to
By anon
Mon, 08/21/2017 - 10:04am
Too far. Keep it close to home.
They had to do it.
By Neal
Mon, 08/21/2017 - 4:54pm
The steaks that something would go wrong were just too high.
No Pedestrians allowed in the road.
By Lee
Mon, 08/21/2017 - 5:26pm
They had to shoot it?!!! Really??!!!
No other less brutal alternatives!???!!!
This is not adorable.
"less brutal alternatives"
By lbb
Tue, 08/22/2017 - 10:12am
Bulls are not very easy to manage. While there are a few exceptions, for the most part they are hostile, territorial and dangerous -- you can't just walk up to them and throw a halter on them. I'm sure this bull had an owner, and if it were possible to corral it through a "less brutal alternative", that would have been taken.
My technique
By merlinmurph
Tue, 08/22/2017 - 4:42pm
I would have lured him in with a hot looking cow.
Never fails, regardless of species.
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