The Illinois zoo told its visitors to shelter in place.
Zoo Police Chief Mike Pendola toldthat emergency dispatchers received a call from a crisis-intervention line around 5:15 p.m. from someone threatening to harm guests and themselves at the zoo.
After the zoo went into lockdown, police worked methodically to check every building was safe and escorted visitors out, he said. Pendola said police have launched an investigation to find the person who made the threat, who he said was female, and bring charges. He said theWith the Highland Park shooting still in the back of their minds, Pendola said,"we had a tremendous response of resources" to the call, adding that it was possibly an"overabundance of caution."
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