The bull seen wandering around Old City on Tuesday afternoon was shot and killed by a Pennsylvania Game Commission officer, Philadelphia police confirmed Tuesday afternoon.

The bull was seen around Seventh and Race streets, making its way to a stand of trees near Eighth and Vine streets, where it met its fate, according to a PhillyVoice reporter at the scene.

Officer Jerry Czech of the Pennsylvania Game Commission shot the bull three times with slugs from a 12-gauge shotgun, calling the incident "an extreme situation, emergency situation." The additional shots were fired as a precautionary measure, given that the animal was "potentially dangerous."