Zookeepers Defend Shooting of Gorilla to Save 4 Year Old Boy

Officials at the Cincinnati zoo are defending their decision to shoot a rare 450 pound gorilla. 

The 17 year old silverback was shot and killed after a 4 year old boy fell into the gorilla’s enclosure. 

Rachel Silverman has details. 

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