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 FNC/April 15: A cougar is seen walking behind a Chicago police officer before it was gunned down in Chicago.

Chicago police say an officer has killed a 150-pound cougar in a residential area on the city's North Side.

Police say several residents reporting seeing the cat early Monday and the officer shot the animal in an alley.

Authorities say the cougar will be checked for any markings, chips or tags that would show if it was someone's pet rather than a wild animal.

Confirmed sightings of cougars, also known as mountain lions or pumas, are rare in Illinois but authorities in the Chicago suburb of Wilmette say they received several reports of cougar sightings during the weekend.

Comments (1)

det ret rpd narc: that's one lucky dude... if that cougar wanted breakfast, that cop would have been his breakfast... Who ever thought in Chicago there would be cougars...Where the heck did it come from would be a good question.... 1 April 16, 2008

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