Sorry.. to FINISH my thought and post...
There was a picture, albeit grainy and hard to make out, but it sure looks like a lion to a lot of us. Also, there were tracks that were found that are 6” or more in width.
My daughter’s neighbor actually SAW the animal and he said it was a lion... so who knows?
There aren’t all that many house cats running around with 6” or greater paws.
Mountain lions, either, for that matter.