Baltimore: The Baltimore police shot and killed a bull that escaped from a city slaughterhouse on a downtown street yesterday.

After the shooting, police moved their cars to block the dark-coloured animal from public view. Pic/AP

The animal, which had escaped from George G Ruppersberger and Sons Inc slaughterhouse, was shot at 10.15 am in the Mount Vernon neighborhood.

Sergeant Sarah Connolly said the police received calls from business owners concerned about the animal running loose.