Coverage dated November 1, 2025 to November 2, 2025

Mother shoots, kills escaped monkey in Mississippi

Headline from FOX 35 Orlando

A Mississippi woman shot and killed one of the escaped monkeys outside her home Sunday, fearing for her children's safety.

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WDIO Duluth
Mississippi woman kills escaped monkey fearing for her children's safety (opens WDIO Duluth)
Published Nov 1, 2025
WDIO Duluth's feed description
A homeowner in Mississippi has shot and killed one of the monkeys that escaped after a truck accident last week. Jessica Bond Ferguson says she acted to protect her children after her son spotted the monkey near their home early Sunday.
Fortune
Fearing for her children's safety, Mississippi woman shoots and kills escaped research monkey (opens Fortune)
Published Nov 1, 2025
Fortune's feed description
“I shot at it and it just stood there, and I shot again, and he backed up and that's when he fell.”
The Guardian
Mississippi woman fatally shoots monkey escaped from overturned truck (opens The Guardian)
Published Nov 1, 2025
The Guardian's feed description
Jessica Bond Ferguson said her 16-year-old told her about animal in the yard and she shot it to ‘protect her children’
FOX 35 Orlando
Mother shoots, kills escaped monkey in Mississippi (opens FOX 35 Orlando)
Published Nov 2, 2025
FOX 35 Orlando's feed description
A Mississippi woman shot and killed one of the escaped monkeys outside her home Sunday, fearing for her children's safety.
RedState
Escaped Monkeys No Match for Mississippi Mom (opens RedState)
Published Nov 2, 2025
RedState's feed description
Mississippi mom protects her children by shooting an escaped monkey from a recent big rig crash.
AL.com
Mississippi woman shoots, kills escaped monkey: ‘I did what any other mother would do’ (opens AL.com)
Published Nov 2, 2025
AL.com's feed description
“If it attacked somebody’s kid, and I could have stopped it, that would be a lot on me,” said professional chef Jessica Bond Ferguson.
WMUR
Woman shoots escaped monkey in Mississippi (opens WMUR)
Published Nov 2, 2025
WMUR's feed description
A woman in Mississippi shot an escaped Rhesus monkey from a highway crash, citing child safety concerns.
New York Post
Mississippi mom shoots dead monkey that escaped from overturned truck to protect her children: ‘I did what any other mother would do’ (opens New York Post)
Published Nov 2, 2025
New York Post's feed description
Jessica Bond Ferguson said she and other Heidelberg residents had been on high alert after word spread that monkeys -- believed to be carrying dangerous diseases but later confirmed by officials not to be -- had been roaming loose since Tuesday.
NBC News
Mississippi woman kills escaped monkey saying she feared for her children's safety (opens NBC News)
Published Nov 2, 2025
NBC News's feed description
One of the monkeys that escaped last week after a truck overturned on a Mississippi roadway was shot and killed early Sunday by a woman who says she feared for the safety of her children
WHDH Boston
Mississippi woman kills escaped monkey fearing for her children’s safety - Boston News, Weather, Sports (opens WHDH Boston)
Published Nov 2, 2025
WHDH Boston's feed description
One of the monkeys that escaped last week after a truck overturned on a Mississippi roadway was shot and killed early Sunday by a woman who says
Townhall
Mississippi Mother Catches Escaped Monkey in Her Backyard – What She Did Next Might Surprise You (opens Townhall)
Published Nov 2, 2025
Townhall's feed description
A Mississippi mother shot an escaped monkey in her backyard to protect her children.
Newsweek
Mississippi woman shoots escaped research monkey to protect kids (opens Newsweek)
Published Nov 2, 2025
Newsweek's feed description
Mississippi woman shoots escaped research monkey to protect kids
The Daily Caller
Monkey Who Famously Escaped With Rest Of Crew Runs Into Yard. Mother Of Five Takes Matters Into Her Own Hands (opens The Daily Caller)
Published Nov 2, 2025
The Daily Caller's feed description
A Mississippi mother of five shot a monkey that escaped when a truck overturned and the animal ran into her backyard Sunday, according to The Associated Press.
Gizmodo
Mississippi Woman Kills Escaped Lab Monkey (opens Gizmodo)
Published Nov 2, 2025
Gizmodo's feed description
Three rhesus monkeys had escaped near the town of Heidelberg following a truck crash last week.
CBS News
Mississippi woman kills escaped monkey, fearing for her children (opens CBS News)
Published Nov 2, 2025
CBS News's feed description
Jessica Bond Ferguson said she and other residents had been warned about diseases that the escaped monkeys carried, although authorities later said they were pathogen-free.
The Boston Globe
Mississippi mother kills escaped monkey fearing for her children’s safety (opens The Boston Globe)
Published Nov 2, 2025
The Boston Globe's feed description
The woman said she and other residents had been warned that the escaped monkeys carried diseases so she fired her gun.
Fox News
Mississippi mom says she shot and killed at-large monkey to protect her children (opens Fox News)
Published Nov 2, 2025
Fox News's feed description
Jessica Bond Ferguson said she shot and killed an escaped monkey near her Mississippi home to protect her five children after a truck carrying 21 primates overturned.
Kokomo Tribune
A monkey that escaped in Mississippi is shot and killed by a homeowner who says she feared for her children (opens Kokomo Tribune)
Published Nov 2, 2025
Kokomo Tribune's feed description
A monkey that escaped in Mississippi is shot and killed by a homeowner who says she feared for her children

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