No public events at zoo where Harambe the gorilla was killed 1 year ago The zoo's dangerous-animal response team concluded the life of a 3-year-old boy who fell into the gorilla enclosure last May 28 was in danger and killed 17-year-old Harambe.

Gorilla Killed After Boy Slips into Enclosure

Video: Zookeepers Killed an Endangered Gorilla After He Grabbed a Four-Year Old at the Zoo Cincinnati Zoo officials say the western lowland male gorilla was killed because he posed a threat to the life of a four-year-old boy who fell into the animal's enclosure.

Gorilla Killed In Cincinnati Zoo After 4-Year-Old Boy Falls Into Exhibit

Gorilla Killed After Child Enters Enclosure at Cincinnati Zoo Harambe, a 17-year-old western lowland gorilla, was killed by staff members at the Cincinnati Zoo after a 4-year-old boy entered his enclosure.

Gorilla Killed In Cincinnati Zoo After 4-Year-Old Boy Falls Into Exhibit

Cincinnati mourns gorilla killed to save boy The Cincinnati Zoo's gorilla exhibit is closed indefinitely after authorities killed a gorilla that attacked a 4-year-old boy who fell into the enclosure's moat.

Gorilla Killed In Cincinnati Zoo After 4-Year-Old Boy Falls Into Exhibit

Gorilla Killed In American Zoo After 4-Year-Old Boy Falls Into Exhibit

Gorilla Killed To Save Boy At Cincinnati Zoo After a 4-year-old slipped into the gorilla enclosure on a crowded day at the Cincinnati Zoo, a security team killed the gorilla to save the child. A tranquilizer shot was deemed too dicey.