{"id":224409,"date":"2025-11-04T14:48:10","date_gmt":"2025-11-04T20:48:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/?p=224409"},"modified":"2025-11-04T14:48:16","modified_gmt":"2025-11-04T20:48:16","slug":"mississippi-mom-shoots-escaped-research-monkey","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/mississippi-mom-shoots-escaped-research-monkey\/","title":{"rendered":"Mississippi Mom Shoots Escaped Research Monkey"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-yoast-seo-estimated-reading-time yoast-reading-time__wrapper\"><span class=\"yoast-reading-time__icon\"><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\" data-icon=\"clock\" width=\"20\" height=\"20\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" style=\"display:inline-block;vertical-align:-0.1em\" role=\"img\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\"><path stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" stroke-width=\"2\" d=\"M12 8v4l3 3m6-3a9 9 0 11-18 0 9 9 0 0118 0z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span><span class=\"yoast-reading-time__spacer\" style=\"display:inline-block;width:1em\"><\/span><span class=\"yoast-reading-time__descriptive-text\">Estimated reading time: <\/span><span class=\"yoast-reading-time__reading-time\">3<\/span><span class=\"yoast-reading-time__time-unit\"> minutes<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><br \/><em><strong>Self-defense doesn\u2019t end when the threat goes down. That\u2019s when the real battle begins. Lawyers. Prosecutors. Headlines. USCCA Members never fight that battle alone.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.deltadefense.com\/offers\/?tID=68c088a02cce2&amp;utm_campaign=guns+america+sponsored+article+2&amp;utm_source=web+banner&amp;utm_medium=media+buy&amp;utm_content=direct+sales\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"mississippi-mom-shoots-escaped-research-monkey\" title=\"Mississippi Mom Shoots Escaped Research Monkey\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Find out how.<\/a><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>One of several rhesus monkeys that escaped after a truck hauling research animals overturned on Interstate 59 in Jasper County was shot and killed Sunday by a homeowner who said she feared for her children\u2019s safety. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Authorities say two monkeys remain unaccounted for following the crash on Oct. 28.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"She Shot an Escaped Monkey \u2014 But Was She Wrong?\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/q36dDAPl6dU?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><strong><em>What would you have done?  Would you have opened fire on the escaped research monkey?  <\/em><\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The homeowner <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/mississippi-monkey-tulane-animal-research-159b37892421e404d300fd751a7f5e2e\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"mississippi-mom-shoots-escaped-research-monkey\" title=\"Mississippi Mom Shoots Escaped Research Monkey\">told<\/a> <em>the Associated Press <\/em>she saw a monkey in her yard early Sunday and fired from about 60 feet, saying, \u201cI did what any other mother would do to protect her children.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Jasper County Sheriff\u2019s Office confirmed a monkey was found on private property and that state wildlife officials took possession of the animal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Initial reports from local law enforcement described the animals as aggressive and raised concerns about possible pathogens.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-see-also-s-amp-w-940-review-9mm-j-frame-that-runs-hard\">SEE ALSO: <a href=\"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/smith-wesson-940-review-9mm-revolver\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"mississippi-mom-shoots-escaped-research-monkey\" title=\"Mississippi Mom Shoots Escaped Research Monkey\">S&amp;W 940 Review: 9mm J Frame That Runs Hard<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Tulane University and other institutions later said the monkeys had not been exposed to infectious agents associated with biomedical research shipments. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The overturned truck and the animals\u2019 ownership and destination remain under investigation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The response was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wwltv.com\/article\/news\/local\/1-escaped-monkey-captured-2-remain-on-the-loose-after-transport-crashed-in-mississippi-danger-monkey-science-research-tulane-infection\/289-7b5b485a-7bd2-4ca5-aced-6aaa4a7df815?utm_source=chatgpt.com\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"mississippi-mom-shoots-escaped-research-monkey\" title=\"Mississippi Mom Shoots Escaped Research Monkey\">swift<\/a> across the county. Multiple agencies, including the Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks and local law enforcement, have been searching, capturing, or euthanizing animals when necessary; several animals were recovered at or near the crash site. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As of the latest updates, two monkeys were still at large.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Mississippi <a href=\"https:\/\/codes.findlaw.com\/ms\/title-97-crimes\/ms-code-sect-97-3-15\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"mississippi-mom-shoots-escaped-research-monkey\" title=\"Mississippi Mom Shoots Escaped Research Monkey\">law<\/a> removes the duty to retreat in many circumstances and recognizes the use of defensive force when a person reasonably fears imminent death or great bodily harm. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>That legal framework often becomes the yardstick for assessing the reasonableness of force in cases where a homeowner claims they acted to protect themselves or others. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Whether a particular shooting is justified still depends on what the shooter reasonably believed in the moment and other facts investigators uncover.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The episode quickly divided online reaction. Some commenters argued the homeowner overreacted; others said she acted prudently given a potentially unpredictable wild animal near children. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For many readers, the decisive facts are simple: a primate escaped from a transport truck, it appeared in a family\u2019s yard, and a parent used lethal force to stop what she perceived as a threat. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Reporting <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/us-news\/2025\/nov\/02\/mississippi-escaped-monkey-fatally-shot\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"mississippi-mom-shoots-escaped-research-monkey\" title=\"Mississippi Mom Shoots Escaped Research Monkey\">so far <\/a>shows agencies are treating the animals as potentially dangerous until testing and custody questions are resolved.<\/p>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\" id=\"h-track-link-url-https-gunsamerica-com-campaign-buysellga-register-target-blank-buy-and-sell-on-gunsamerica-track-link\">***<a 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