Police shot and killed a mountain lion that was roaming the streets of Berkeley, Calif. early Tuesday morning, .
People spotted the 100 pound female around 2 a.m. on Walnut St. near the ritzy . “Police officers tracked the cougar as it ran through the surrounding residential neighborhood,” the Times reports, then shot the animal at 3:30 a.m.
The shooting upset the Berkeley community, sparking other than shooting the cat on local blog Berkeleyside.
–Erin Beresini
Photo courtesy of Appalacian Encounters on Flickr.