One of the monkeys that escaped after a truck overturned on a Mississippi roadway on 28 October was shot and killed early on Sunday by a homeowner who said she feared for the safety of her children.
Jessica Bond Ferguson said she was alerted early on Sunday by her 16-year-old son who said he thought he had seen a monkey running in the yard outside their home near Heidelberg, Mississippi. She got out of bed, grabbed her firearm and her cellphone, and stepped outside where she saw the monkey about 60ft (18 meters) away.
