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5 things to know tonight: Witness tried to grab boy before he fell into gorilla exhibit

Visitors pass outside the shuttered Gorilla World exhibit at the Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden, Sunday, May 29, 2016, in Cincinnati. On Saturday, a special zoo response team shot and killed Harambe, a 17-year-old gorilla, that grabbed and dragged a 4-year-old boy who fell into the gorilla exhibit moat. Authorities said the boy is expected to recover. He was taken to Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)
Visitors pass outside the shuttered Gorilla World exhibit at the Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden, Sunday, May 29, 2016, in Cincinnati. On Saturday, a special zoo response team shot and killed Harambe, a 17-year-old gorilla, that grabbed and dragged a 4-year-old boy who fell into the gorilla exhibit moat. Authorities said the boy is expected to recover. He was taken to Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)
By Staff Reports
May 30, 2016

1. Witness tried to grab boy before he fell into gorilla exhibit. Panicked zoo visitors watched helplessly and shouted, "Stay calm!" while one woman yelled, "Mommy loves you!" as a 400-pound-plus gorilla loomed over a 4-year-old boy who had fallen into a shallow moat at the Cincinnati Zoo on Saturday. [Read more]

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