A young mountain lion shot by police died in surgery at a California zoo on Friday, a zoo spokesperson said, after the animal was startled by a tranquilizer dart and jumped at an officer in a suburban neighborhood.
Oakland Zoo veterinarians received the lion, estimated to be a year old, shortly before midday and prepared it for emergency surgery, said zoo spokesperson Erin Harrison.
"Fearing for the life and safety of the officer, two officers fired their rifles at the mountain lion," the police statement said. "We could not place the life of the animal above human life, which is why the officers fired their rifles at the scene."
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