Cincinnati Zoo reopens exhibit where gorilla was shot after boy's fall

The Cincinnati Zoo has reopened its gorilla exhibit with a higher, reinforced barrier installed after a young boy got into the exhibit and was dragged by a 400-pound gorilla, which was then shot and killed.

Cincinnati Zoo reopens exhibit where gorilla was shot after boy's fall

The Cincinnati Zoo has reopened its gorilla exhibit with a higher, reinforced barrier installed after a young boy got into the exhibit and was dragged by a 400-pound gorilla, which was then shot and killed.

The exhibit's reopening came a day after Hamilton County Prosecutor Joe Deters said he would not

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