= 2001 NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs|2001 = 2002 NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs|2002 = 2003 NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs|2003 = 2004 NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs|2004 = 20.
very threatening situation. police are conducting searches. not on foot, but from the safety of patrol cars. abc s john hendren is live with the latest. reporter: it s a scene out of a far-fetched horror film. 48 exotic animals, many of them man-eaters, are roaming the countryside of rural, ohio. there were grizzly bears and black bears there. there were cheetahs. there were lions. and there were tigers. reporter: animal farm owner, terry thompson, was found dead. his fences open. a figure of curiosity in the community, he had just been released on federal weapons charges. we hear weird noises every once in a while. we tried to figure out what it was. it s not a domestic animal or anything like that. reporter: the staff from the nearby columbus zoo were on the scene, hoping to tranquilize the animals. but sheriff s deputies have launched the kind of hunt not normally seen outside of africa. and they re not trying to wound. we re shooting to kill. reporter: two
dozens of wild animals on the loose and being described as very big and very aggressive. authorities are not taking chances with this. everyone s been ordered to stay indoors. police are conducting searches. not on foot, but from the safety of patrol cars. abc s john hendren is live with the latest. reporter: it s a scene out of a far-fetched horror film. 48 exotic animals, many of them man-eaters, are roaming the country side of rural, ohio. there were grizzly bears and black bears there. there were cheetahs. there were lions and there were tigers. reporter: animal farm owner, terry thompson, was found dead. his fences opened. a figure of curiosity in the community, he had just been released on federal weapons charges. we hear noises every once in a while. we tried to figure out what it was. it s not a domestic animal or anything like that. reporter: the staff from the columbus zoo were on the scene, hoping to tranquilize the animals. but sheriff s deputies have
of ohio. dozens of wild animals on the loose and being described as very big and very aggressive. authorities are not taking chances with this. everyone s been ordered to stay indoors. police are conducting searches. not on foot, but from the safety of patrol cars. abc s john hendren is live with the latest. reporter: it s a scene out of a far-fetched horror film. 48 exotic animals, many of them man-eaters, are roaming the country side of rural, ohio. there were grizzly bears and black bears there. there were cheetahs. there were lions and there were tigers. reporter: animal farm owner, terry thompson, was found dead. his fences opened. a figure of curiosity in the community, he had just been released on federal weapons charges. we hear noises every once in a while. we tried to figure out what it was. it s not a domestic animal or anything like that. reporter: the staff from the columbus zoo were on the scene, hoping to tranquilize the animals. but sheriff s deput