Chimps escape from home in Las Vegas

LAS VEGAS, Nev. -- There is new information about the shooting of one chimp and the capture of another in Las Vegas.

On Thursday, two chimps escaped from their cages in suburban Las Vegas.

Crews were able to tranquilize one known as C.J.  The other, Buddy, had to be shot and killed when it lunged at a cop.

The chimps each weigh 150 pounds.

They escaped by battering their way out of their backyard cage by kicking a concrete wall.

The chimps' owners did not have the proper permits to have the animals.

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