Bull elk keeps authorities on the run in downtown Waco

Associated Press
October 7, 2015 8:44 PM
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    An Elk runs through the streets of Waco, Texas, Wednesday, Oct. 7, 2015, while fleeing local law enforcement agencies. The bull elk spent the morning running from officials along railroad tracks that run through the center of Waco before it was finally darted and tranquilized and released in a nearby county. (Rod Aydelotte/Waco Tribune Herald via AP)
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    WACO, Texas (AP) — A bull elk kept officials on the run in downtown Waco for seven hours before the animal was subdued and removed to a private herd.

    Police Sgt. W. Patrick Swanton says officers, game warden and animal control officials mobilized after a resident reported seeing a moose about 6 a.m. Wednesday near his home on the southern edge of downtown.

    Swanton said the animal was cornered and shot with a tranquilizer dart about 12:30 p.m. in a creek bed more than a mile from where he was first spotted. The bull elk was removed to a heard on a nearby ranch.

    The bull elk is estimated to be about 2 years old and about 600 pounds.

    Swanton said it's unknown where the animal came from.

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