Conklin estimated that Travis weighed close to 200 pounds.Ĭonklin couldn't confirm media reports that the chimp had Lyme disease, though he did say investigators were taking their time with the case to determine what may have provoked Travis to attack Nash. Travis returned to the house, where police found him dead. Woman's life in danger after chimp attackĪ Stamford police officer later shot the chimp multiple times after the primate went after him inside a police cruiser, Conklin said.
WFSB: Chilling chimp attack 911 call released. Neither fazed Travis, who police said had been like a child to Herold. She then called 911 before stabbing the chimp with a butcher knife and hitting him with a shovel. While her friend was being attacked, Herold was unable to pull the primate off. Herold had called Nash to her house to help get 14-year-old Travis back inside after he used a key to escape. Conklin said the attack was unprovoked, but he described it as "brutal and lengthy." Watch how owner made frantic call to police » Nash had just arrived at Herold's house when Travis jumped on her and began biting and mauling her, causing serious injuries to her face, neck and hands, according to Stamford Police Capt. The victim, Charla Nash, 55, remains hospitalized with life-threatening injuries after the chimp, once featured in television commercials for Coca-Cola and Old Navy, attacked her Monday afternoon, police said. 
With the chimp squealing in the background, Herold cries out, "He's killed my friend!" "He's ripping her apart," Sandra Herold, 70, tells dispatchers about her pet, Travis.
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