JASPER COUNTY, Miss. (WDAM) - One week has passed since the crash involving 21 monkeys on I-59 in Jasper County.

Now, one week on, new developments have surfaced involving the crash. WDAM and WLOX have obtained exclusive body camera footage, narratives from law enforcement, and the identity of the driver and transport company of the crashed vehicle.

The body camera footage shows law enforcement officers responding to the scene, expressing their shock at seeing monkeys.

“Y’all gotta shoot ‘em,” the passenger of the vehicle said, under stress. “You gotta shoot it, you have to shoot it. They can’t get away!”

Monkeys can be seen in the footage fighting and wandering around the area of the crash. One monkey was even seen running across the interstate in front of an 18-wheeler into the woods

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