JASPER COUNTY, Miss. (WHLT) - WJTV 12 News spoke to the man who killed one of the monkeys that escaped after a crash in Jasper County.

On Monday, George and Kerri Barnett spotted a monkey running across County Route 39 near Exit 118 in Vossburg. George said the monkey terrified him and his children. He grabbed a rifle and returned to the area where the monkey had climbed a tree in the woods.

When he approached, George said the monkey began snarling and showing its teeth. He fired two shots, killing the animal.

George said two men, claiming to be with the transport company, arrived after he called 911 to recover the monkey's remains. He made the decision to shoot the monkey to protect his family and nearby neighbors.

“I was just thinking about my kids, and my mom is 85, and my aunt is i

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