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Carlos Sousa Jr stories: 8 news summaries

 Report Rips Zoo in Tiger Attack

Facility was understaffed and unprepared for emergency

Mar 19, 08 7:37 AM CDT
(Newser) - When a 243-pound tiger escaped its pen and began mauling Christmas Day visitors, the San Francisco Zoo was painfully understaffed and ill-equipped to respond to the emergency, according to a new report. "The zoo is too often chasing problems," concluded the independent Association of Zoos and Aquariums of... More »

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911 call • animal attack • zookeeper • tigers • Tatiana • San Francisco Zoo • Paul Dhaliwal • Kulbir Dhaliwal • tiger attack • Christmas Day • visitors • Carlos Sousa Jr • tiger grotto

Tiger Attack
Probe
Suspended

SF police find no conclusive evidence of wrongdoing by victims

Jan 30, 08 10:32 AM CST
(Newser) - The investigation into last month's attack at the San Francisco Zoo has found no conclusive evidence that the victims committed a crime in taunting Tatiana the tiger, and police have suspended the case, reports the San Francisco Chronicle. The probe had been focusing on cell phone records and car contents... More »

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Tatiana • San Francisco Zoo • tiger mauling • Paul Dhaliwal • Kulbir Dhaliwal • Carlos Sousa Jr

Emotional Funeral for SF Tiger Victim

Survivor brothers embrace parents
of dead teen

Jan 9, 08 3:00 AM CST
(Newser) - Two survivors of a Christmas Day tiger attack at the San Francisco Zoo that killed their friend yesterday embraced the distraught parents of the fallen teen at his emotional funeral. "There's a lot of anger inside," said a pal of 17-year-old Carlos Sousa Jr., who was laid to... More »

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Oakland Raiders • animal attack • funeral • San Francisco Zoo • tiger mauling • Carlos Sousa Jr

SF Tiger Attack Survivors Made Silence Pact

Brothers vowed in ambulance not to talk
to police, report says

Jan 5, 08 9:14 AM CST
(Newser) - In the ambulance to the hospital just after a tiger mauled 17-year-old Carlos Sousa Jr. to death, paramedics heard Sousa's two friends make a pact of silence about "what we did," the San Francisco Chronicle reports. The two brothers, accused by one witness of taunting the tiger before... More »

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California • San Francisco • polar bear • Siberian tigers • San Francisco Zoo • tiger mauling • Carlos Sousa Jr

Tiger Victim Died Trying to Aid Friend

Details emerge on Christmas mauling death, injuries

Dec 29, 07 7:00 AM CST
(Newser) - Carlos Sousa Jr., the 17-year-old killed by the escaped tiger at the San Francisco Zoo on Christmas, was not the tiger's first victim, the AP reports, as new details emerge in the mauling. Tatiana, the 350-pound Siberian tiger, first attacked one of his two friends, and Sousa and the friend's... More »

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San Francisco Zoo • tiger • Carlos Sousa Jr

Tiger's Wall Lower Than National Standard

But how she jumped it is beyond me: zoo chief

Dec 28, 07 4:24 AM CST
(Newser) - A San Francisco Zoo wall apparently scaled by a Siberian tiger who subsequently killed a teenage park patron is four feet lower than national standards, reports the San Francisco Chronicle. The big cat, Tatiana, also mauled two of the victim's friends after her escape Christmas Day. Zoo officials initially reported... More »

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San Francisco • tigers • San Francisco Zoo • tiger mauling • Carlos Sousa Jr

Zoo: Killer Tiger Was Provoked

Shoe, blood by fence indicate a visitor may have dangled leg

Dec 27, 07 11:18 AM CST
(Newser) - The victims of the Christmas Day tiger mauling may have tried to climb into the animal’s enclosure, the San Francisco Chronicle reports. Police have found a shoe and blood near the cage moat, and a footprint on the fence. “Somebody really agitated her and gave her some... More »

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animal attack • tigers • Tatiana • San Francisco Zoo • Siberian tiger • tiger mauling • Carlos Sousa Jr

Killer Tiger's Escape a Mystery

Deadly San Francisco Zoo attack being treated as crime scene

Dec 27, 07 6:19 AM CST
(Newser) - The San Francisco Zoo remained shuttered today as investigators and grieving family alike struggled to understand how a Siberian tiger was able to escape her cage and maul 17-year-old Carlos Souza to death. "This is very rough on us," said an uncle. "He was a great kid.... More »

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zookeeper • Tatiana • San Francisco Zoo • Siberian tiger • Police Sgt. Neville Gittens • Lt. Leroy Lindo • Manuel Mollinedo • Carlos Sousa Jr

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