“This beautiful gorilla lost his life because the boy’s parents did not keep a closer watch on the child,” the petition states. As of Tuesday afternoon, the petition had gathered more than 360,000 names. An online petition seeking “Justice for Harambe” earned more than 100,000 signatures in less than 48 hours. Some suggested the boy’s parents should be held criminally responsible for the incident. We hope that you will respect our privacy at this time.” We know that this was a very difficult decision for them, and that they are grieving the loss of their gorilla. We extend our heartfelt thanks for the quick action by the Cincinnati Zoo staff. “We are so thankful to the Lord that our child is safe. The family thanked the zoo in a statement through a public relations firm: The unidentified boy was taken to Children’s Hospital and released Saturday evening. Then, suddenly, there he was, being dragged by Harambe. Kimberley Ann Perkins O’Connor, who captured part of the incident on her phone, told CNN she overheard the boy joking to his mother about going into the water. The family was visiting the zoo on Saturday when the boy slipped away and entered the enclosure. Julie Wilson, spokeswoman for the prosecutor’s office, declined to provide a time line for how long the investigation might take. It was not immediately clear whether the investigation will focus on the zoo or the boy’s mother, who was with the boy at the time he slipped past a fence and tumbled into the moat. ” If it is determined charges need to be brought forward, we would then discuss it with the Hamilton County prosecutor’s office.” “After the review, we will determine if charges need to be brought forward,” Hardy said. The child is safe.”Ĭincinnati police are investigating the incident at the city’s zoo last weekend in which a child entered a gorilla enclosure, police spokeswoman Tiffaney Hardy said Tuesday. “Looking back, we’d make the same decision. People who question that don’t understand you can’t take a risk with a silverback gorilla - this is a dangerous animal,” he said. And, they were not there when it was time to make the crucial decision. The brief encounter sparked widespread Internet outrage over the decision to shoot Harambe and whether the child’s parents were to blame for failing to look after him.īut those second-guessing the call “don’t understand silverback gorillas,” Maynard said in a news conference. Zookeepers shot the 450-pound gorilla with a rifle, rather than tranquilizing him. Footage shot by a witness shows Harambe dragging the child through the water as the clamor of the crowd grows louder. The boy went under a rail, through wires and over a moat wall to get into the enclosure, according to the zoo. If they had to do it again, they would respond the same way, the zoo’s director said Monday.Ĭincinnati Zoo Director Thane Maynard said he stands by the decision to kill 17-year-old silverback Harambe to save the child. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated.ĬINCINNATI - Zookeepers shot and killed a rare gorilla on Sunday after a 3-year-old boy slipped into its enclosure at the Cincinnati Zoo, triggering outcry over how the situation was handled. This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated.
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