I just looked at the video for the first time and was shocked to see the gorilla actually being gentle with the child and standing over him in a way that appeared protective. I understand that the gorilla behaved more aggressively after zoo workers entered the habitat, but that was not shown in the video I saw. While I just hate armchair quarterbacking, and am in no position to question the actions of zoo personnel, it honestly did not appear that the gorilla needed to be killed. It’s done now, though. The boy is safe. It’s a real pity, the whole situation.