Police Open Fire To End Bull Run
Submitted By: Phantom
Article Date: 07/31/1999
URL: http://www.goofball.com/news/990731_bull
NEW YORK (Reuters)
Police said a big black bull escaped from a club where a
Father's Day rodeo had been planned and ran through the streets
of Long Island City in Queens, charging pedestrians.
Four police officers caught up with the animal in a parking lot.
"Unable to contain the bull and fearing for the safety of
civilians, the four officers fired several rounds, killing the
bull on the scene," said New York Police Department spokeswoman
LeeAnn Tracy-Ader.
She said the four officers were treated for trauma. The bull was
dumped in a landfill on Staten Island.
Bulls may
be welcome on Wall Street, but one chose the wrong part of New
York City to roam in Sunday and was killed by a hail of police
gunfire.