Police kill cow on Farrington Highway, cause traffic jam

This July 16, 2015, photo provided by Sarah Nylander, a cow that had escaped its pasture approaches cars backed up on Farrington Highway, in Honolulu, Hawaii, causing major delays. Honolulu police shot and killed the cow that had escaped its pasture and was wandering around the highway. (Sarah Nylander/EPIX Mobile Auto Repair via AP) This July 16, 2015, photo provided by Sarah Nylander, a cow that had escaped its pasture approaches cars backed up on Farrington Highway, in Honolulu, Hawaii, causing major delays. Honolulu police shot and killed the cow that had escaped its pasture and was wandering around the highway. (Sarah Nylander/EPIX Mobile Auto Repair via AP)

By Associated Press July 17, 2015 2 min read

HONOLULU (AP) – Honolulu police shot and killed a cow that had escaped its pasture and was wandering around the Farrington Highway, causing major delays.

The brown cow was reported around 3:30 p.m. Thursday. Drivers watched the animal cross lanes through traffic and charge at several people.

Officers fired three shots at the cow after it had been on the side of the road for about 90 minutes.

“The cow became agitated, and the officers were forced to take action,” Honolulu Police Department spokeswoman Michelle Yu said.

However, owner Bud Gibson tells the Honolulu Star-Advertiser (http://bit.ly/1I8aaWp ) that his ranch hands had cut open the fence to allow the cow to go back in the pasture, making its death unnecessary.