Police officers in rural eastern Ohio are hunting down and killing dozens of exotic animals that escaped from a wildlife preserve.
Police warned people to stay in their homes, and officials wondered how to dispose of the dead animals after officials hunted down and shot nearly 30 of the 48 of them overnight under orders to shoot to kill.
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The animals, including Bengal tigers, lions, cheetahs, wolves, giraffes, camels and grizzly bears, were allegedly freed by their owner. Muskingum County Animal Farm owner Terry Thompson was found dead on the scene, from what appeared to be a self-inflicted wound.
And already strange story continues to take bizarre turns as it unfolds – we follow the reaction on social media.
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