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IronLionZion

(47,163 posts)
Wed Apr 6, 2022, 09:51 AM Apr 2022

Wild Fox Finally Caught In DC After Biting Several, Including Congressman [View all]

https://dc101.iheart.com/content/2022-04-06-wild-fox-finally-caught-in-dc-after-biting-several-including-congressman/

A fox was captured by U.S. Capitol Police after reports of aggressive encounters "on or near the grounds of the U.S. Capitol," which included a House of Representatives member being bit by the wild animal.

"We have received several reports of aggressive fox encounters on or near the grounds of the U.S. Capitol," U.S. Capitol Police shared on Twitter prior to capturing the fox. "For your safety, please do not approach any foxes. Animal Control Officers are working to trap and relocate any foxes they find."

The department shared the photos shortly after Rep. Ami Bera (D-Calif.) told reporters he'd been bitten Monday (April 4) night outside the Russell Senate Office building during an "unprovoked" attack.

“I didn’t see it and all of a sudden I felt something lunge at the back of my leg,” Bera said via Punchbowl News managing editor Heather Caygle. “I jumped and got my umbrella."


Tweets at link. This fox sounds like a menace if he's doing sneak attacks unprovoked.
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