A witness present at the Cincinnati Zoo says the 450-pound gorilla that was shot and killed after a 4-year-old boy fell into his enclosure was not "hurting" the boy, but instead seemed to be "protecting him.". "The little boy, once he fell, I don't think the gorilla even knew that he was in there until he heard him splashing in the water," Brittany Nicely told ABC News on Sunday, explaining that zoogoers' screams drew more attention to the Saturday afternoon incident. "The gorilla rushed the boy, but did not hit the boy," Nicely said. "He almost was guarding the boy, was protecting him.". You have a baby. |--| Please subscribe to the channel for the kids. |--| link :.