JASPER COUNTY, Miss. - A homeowner in Mississippi has shot and killed one of the monkeys that escaped after a truck accident last week.

The woman spoke to The Associated Press about what happened.

Mother shoots escaped monkey in Mississippi

What happened:

Jessica Bond Ferguson said she was alerted early Sunday by her 16-year-old son who said he thought he had seen a monkey running in the yard outside their home near Heidelberg, Mississippi.

She had been warned the monkeys, which escaped several days ago after a truck accident , might carry diseases.

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What they're saying:

"I did what any other mother would do to protect her children," Bond, who has five children ranging in age from 4 to 16,

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