Milwaukee residents were concerned on Saturday when many claimed to have spotted a “lion-like animal” and police closed several streets while they searched, according to NBC News.
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Police in Milwaukee continue to investigate possible lion sightings throughout the city. Police were called to the area at about 7:15 Saturday night. Now it’s believed the lion is a lioness because witnesses reported seeing a cub roaming the streets next to the large cat.
Officers, armed with guns, looked for the animal near a creek.
And a white pit bull was shot in the foot after someone mistook it for the lion.
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The shooting followed a Monday telephone call to police from a woman who reported seeing a lion in her neighborhood. Since then, dozens of reported sightings have come in, but police searches have failed to turn up anything.
