Tiger Killed After Running Loose In Georgia Neighborhood
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STOCKBRIDGE, Ga. (AP) - Police have confirmed that a tiger that was running loose on a Georgia highway was shot and killed.
Henry County Police Department Capt. Joey Smith tells local news outlets that drivers reported seeing a tiger early Wednesday on the northbound lanes of Interstate 75 in Stockbridge - about 20 miles southeast of Atlanta. Crews blocked off four lanes as they looked for the big cat.
Yes, there really was a tiger loose in Henry County #Georgia. Taken by my friend on scene. pic.twitter.com/FJDxDs6Lcz
— Dispatch Demon (@DispatchDemon) September 6, 2017
Police responded to a nearby neighborhood shortly after 6 a.m. when residents reported seeing the tiger there. Smith says the Department of Natural Resources and Animal Control were en route when the tiger began chasing a dog. He says police then shot and killed the tiger. The dog survived.
Smith says he estimates the tiger was full-grown.
It's unknown where the tiger came from.
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