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Decatur officers initially responded to a report of a wild boar charging a patron at the Chevron gas station on Point Mallard Parkway Southeast around 3 a.m., police said. The Chevron station is within the Decatur police jurisdiction. The animal then ran to the Mapco gas station and into Priceville police jurisdiction.

Officers spent about 30 minutes chasing the animal through a field near the Comfort Inn, and across Highway 67, police said. Officers eventually blocked traffic in attempt to safely catch the animal. However, a Priceville officer fatally shot the animal to "keep it from causing any more damage," police said.

"It was an aggressive, wild boar," Priceville Acting Chief Rick Williams told AL.com. Officers said the wild boar weighed nearly 350 pounds. Animal control officials had to use a backhoe to remove it from the scene.