In what Philadelphia police are describing as an “unusual incident,” a bull escaped certain death in a Kensington slaughterhouse only to be shot dead half an hour later after trotting down Interstate 95. The bull successfully fled onto two Philadelphia highways before he was shot by Animal Control officers.
No humans were injured during the bull run which spanned about 30 minutes.
Around 2 p.m., the bull escaped a slaughterhouse on the 2100 block of Hancock Street.
The fugitive bull somehow found its way to I-95.From there it connected at the highway interchange with I-676, before exiting the highway on Seventh Street between Vine and Franklin streets.
It was shot there by Pennsylvania Game Commission officers, at around 2:29 p.m. according to the Philadelphia Police Department.
“The bull is deceased,” a police report stated. “No injuries to police or civilians.”
Bull apparently on the loose in Philly. Pete Colon spotted her outside Kensington HS. He ran down 95. Police just caught him in Chinatown! pic.twitter.com/XdbHtzMwWe
— Vince Lattanzio (@VinceLattanzio) November 22, 2016
And now we have vid of the #bull that was on the loose in #Philly Courtesy: bobtop87 on Instagram #phillybull @NBCPhiladelphia pic.twitter.com/D1fKb4I3qd
— Richard Washington (@RichardNBC10) November 22, 2016
UPDATE: Law enforcement take down runaway bovine at 8th and Vine streets | https://t.co/EIhB3u21ZC pic.twitter.com/6FRW7TZStg
— NBC10 Philadelphia (@NBCPhiladelphia) November 22, 2016