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A second escaped monkey was shot and killed after a Mississippi truck crash; one remains missing.

Officials warn the public not to approach the aggressive Rhesus monkeys.

The monkeys were being transported by research firm PreLabs, which is cooperating with authorities.

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 c

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