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Ohio prosecutor reviews Cincinnati Zoo case

7 years 3 months 3 weeks ago Friday, June 03 2016 Jun 3, 2016 June 03, 2016 10:37 AM June 03, 2016 in News
Source: Associated Press
By: ApNewsNow

CINCINNATI - An Ohio prosecutor plans to announce next week whether to pursue charges against parents of a 3-year-old boy who got into the Cincinnati Zoo's gorilla exhibit, leading to the fatal shooting of an endangered gorilla to protect the child.

Hamilton County Prosecutor Joe Deters' office said Thursday he is reviewing the Cincinnati police investigation of the family's actions in last Saturday's incident.

Deters said he'll announce a decision on charges Monday.

Legal experts have said that prosecution seems unlikely. The family has declined comment.

The zoo plans to reopen Gorilla World on June 7 with a higher, reinforced barrier. The boy apparently climbed over the outer barrier before falling some 15 feet into a shallow moat. A special response team shot the 17-year-old western lowland gorilla to protect the boy.

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