HEIDELBERG, Miss. - Authorities said Tuesday that a second monkey has been shot and killed, while the search continues for a third still missing a week after the animals escaped from a truck that overturned on a Mississippi highway.

What they're saying:

Someone shot the monkey after seeing it cross the highway on Monday evening about a mile from the scene of the Oct. 28 crash, Jasper County Sheriff Sheriff Randy Johnson said. Johnson said he was contacted by a person with the transport company who recovered the monkey after a civilian shot it.

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The Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks confirmed Tuesday in a news release that one monkey was still unaccounted for after two of the escaped

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