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On Sunday, Nov. 2, a mom of five killed one of the monkeys that escaped from a truck that crashed on a Mississippi highway last week

The woman, who lives near Heidelberg, Miss., said she feared for her children's safety

The shooting comes after Tulane University confirmed that the animals were not infectious

One of the monkeys that escaped after a crash on a Mississippi highway was shot dead by a mom of five who said she was worried for her children’s safety.

In the early morning hours of Sunday, Nov. 2, Jessica Bond Ferguson’s 16-year-old son told her he thought he’d seen a monkey in the yard of their home near Heidelberg, Miss., she told The Associated Press . After Bond Ferguson got out of bed, she grabbed her gun and saw the animal about 60 feet away. She killed t

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