A black bear at the Jacksonville Zoo and Gardens was shot dead by the Florida zoo’s lethal weapons team after it escaped its enclosure Wednesday and attacked a staff member.
A black bear at the Jacksonville Zoo and Gardens was shot dead by the Florida zoo’s lethal weapons team after it escaped its enclosure Wednesday and attacked a staff member in an area off-limits to the public, authorities say. “An emergency radio call was initiated and our lethal weapons team responded immediately,” the zoo said in a statement. “Our highest priority is always the safety of human lives, therefore, the bear was shot and killed.
