Tiger escapes S.F. zoo cage and kills 1
By LOUISE CHU, Associated Press Writer
SAN FRANCISCO - A tiger escaped from its cage at the San Francisco Zoo on Tuesday, killing one visitor and injuring two others, police said.
The tiger was shot to death when it started moving toward a group of approaching police officers, said police spokesman Sgt. Steve Mannina. Several officers shot it with handguns, he said.
It was not immediately clear how the tiger escaped.
The attack happened outside a cafe at the east end of the zoo shortly after the 5 p.m. closing time, San Francisco Fire Department spokesman Lt. Ken Smith said. The tiger cages are near the center of the zoo.
The zoo was evacuated.
Officials at first worried that four tigers had escaped, but only one got out of its pen, Mannina said.
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