Travis the Chimp Attack (Video)

Travis the chimpanzee

Travis the chimp, best known for his appearances in Coke and Old Navy commercials, was shot and killed on Monday in Stamford, Connecticut, after a vicious attack on 55-year-old Charla Nash.

The chimpanzee's owner, Sarah Herold, had called Nash to assist her in getting Travis back in the house after he used a key to let himself out. Travis jumped on Nash and began biting and mauling her.

Herold called 911 when she was unable to pull the 200 pound chimp off her friend, then grabbed a butcher knife and stabbed her 15-year-old pet, which she said was "like her child."

When police arrived, the chimp tried to get into one of the police cruisers, ripping off a side mirror, and trapping an officer inside. Police shot the animal several times when they were unable to subdue him. He returned to the house and died inside.

Travis was being treated for Lyme disease, and it is not known whether medications could have played a role in the attack. He was so agitated earlier in the day that Herold gave him Xanax, an anti-anxiety medication, in some tea.

Nash is currently in the hospital in critical condition. Two police officers were also injured in the altercation.

View attack video and Oprah footage below - BEWARE: second video extremely graphic.





