PENDLETON â Tamara Brogoittiâs voice on the 911 call is clear and direct.
âMy pet chimpanzee has attacked my daughter,â Brogoitti told a dispatcher. âSheâs bleeding profusely. And the animal has to be shot.â
The attack occurred Sunday morning, June 20, at Brogoittiâs home and ranch on Rieth Road, across from the entrance to the Umatilla County Sheriffâs Office. Brogoitti, 68, spoke about the attack and death of Buck publicly for the first time June 22.
âThere are no ⦠he was my son,â she said. âWhat I do want to do, I want to thank the Umatilla County Sheriffâs Office.â
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