Photos: Cincinnati Zoo gorilla killed to protect boy
Zoo visitors look at protestors and mourners from a walk bridge during a vigil for the gorilla Harambe outside the Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden on May 30, 2016, in Cincinnati.
A male western lowland gorilla named Harambe was killed May 28, 2016, by a special Cincinnati Zoo response team that feared for the boy’s safety. Video taken by zoo visitors showed the gorilla at times appeared to be protective of the boy but also violently dragged him through a shallow moat.
