Hundreds hold Colo. vigil for elk killed by police

January 7, 2013 @ 9:14 pm

BOULDER, Colo. (AP) - The elk was honored with a makeshift memorial of candles, songs and stories.

Several hundred people attended a vigil Sunday in Boulder, Colo., for the elk that was killed by a police officer. It had wandered into a neighborhood, where it was fatally shot by an on-duty police officer.

The officer has said the elk appeared injured before he shot it. He has been placed on leave.

Police say an off-duty officer who had called in sick the night the elk was killed took the carcass home to be processed for meat. The Boulder Daily Camera reported Monday ( http://bit.ly/WpKRmq) that officer has a website that offers taxidermy services.

The second officer also has been placed on leave. State wildlife officials are investigating.

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Information from: Daily Camera, http://www.dailycamera.com/


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  • Rangerhawk wrote...
    Liberal "Quote of the Year" from this already
    January 8, 2013 3:08 pm
    woman: "we view the murder of this elk as no different than those kids being killed in Conneticut." God help us.
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