Reporter excitedly live tweets a bull on the loose in New York

Poke Staff. Updated February 22nd, 2017

There was a bull on the loose in Queens, New York, yesterday – and thanks to the magic of social media we got some thrilling live coverage of this very important story.

First up was NBC reporter Bradd Jaffy providing live coverage and lots of exclamation marks.

I'm watching a police standoff with a cow on the loose in Queens pic.twitter.com/HHDTnr8tyZ

— Bradd Jaffy (@BraddJaffy) February 21, 2017

Update: the cow turned and ran pic.twitter.com/quUvVHLPUb

— Bradd Jaffy (@BraddJaffy) February 21, 2017

Apparently the bull escaped from a slaughterhouse, before running wild through the suburbs.

!!!!!!!!!!!! The cow made a run for it! It's now a police chase in Queens. Go cow go! pic.twitter.com/QPoXYEtmiQ

— Bradd Jaffy (@BraddJaffy) February 21, 2017

Fuck the police.

He just broke through a police blockade! pic.twitter.com/aYlTCal5Lj

— Bradd Jaffy (@BraddJaffy) February 21, 2017

Then a well-meaning bystander got involved!!!!!!!

This guy just tried to grab the cow! pic.twitter.com/aNx9uysc29

— Bradd Jaffy (@BraddJaffy) February 21, 2017

The bull appears to be tranquilized in someone's backyard in Queens, surrounded by cops pic.twitter.com/gB2qbHKMSy

— Bradd Jaffy (@BraddJaffy) February 21, 2017

After a helluva chase through Queens, the bull is now in police custody pic.twitter.com/v83eNFSaR4

— Bradd Jaffy (@BraddJaffy) February 21, 2017

WABC just reported that an animal sanctuary is on the way to pick up the bull. HE'S GOING TO LIVE! He did it!

— Bradd Jaffy (@BraddJaffy) February 21, 2017

Sadly the joy was short lived, because you can only outrun the slaughterhouse for so long…

Folks, the Queens bull died. I'm sad. But what a way to go out. Helluva final day on earth. https://t.co/bwUna3syCz

— Bradd Jaffy (@BraddJaffy) February 21, 2017

Although maybe it was for the best, as the streets of New York are no place for this kind of bovine terror threat.

Any journalist claiming New York is safe; I will pay for travel costs & accommodation for you to stay in cow ridden suburbs of Queens pic.twitter.com/ZucEgL1qBN

— Eli Terry (@EliTerry) February 21, 2017

I have some bad news for the NYC cow. pic.twitter.com/eW38dHAIdN

— Cuffy (@CuffyMeh) February 21, 2017

Either way, it proved to be a gripping story for the media.

Just the @cnn newsroom watching a cow chase through New York City pic.twitter.com/OIFVbAP2cX

— Amanda Wills (@AmandaWills) February 21, 2017

One of the local NYC TV stations is now analyzing how fast the police ran compared to the cow

— Steve Kopack (@SteveKopack) February 21, 2017

RIP Queens Bull.