Vladimir Vilsaint, a Jamaica resident, told BuzzFeed News he saw the bull on his way to work around 10:40 a.m.
"The cow sighting was awesome and happened really fast," he said. "The cops had been trailing the cow like it had its own motorcade but they didn't have their sirens on."
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After a chase that lasted about two hours, police cornered the bull in a backyard, where it was tranquilized and taken into custody.
The Skylands Animal Sanctuary & Rescue in Wantage, New Jersey, said they would take in the bull, WABC reported.
But sadly, the bull died sometimes before 2:30 p.m., according to NBC New York.
The cause of death is not yet known.
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This isn't the first time a bull or cow has ran loose in Queens. Or the second.
A bull named Frank got loose on the campus of CUNY York College in April, and was then rescued by Jon Stewart.
And in January of last year, a cow named Freddie got loose in Jamaica from the same slaughterhouse that Tuesday's bull reportedly escaped from, and was also rescued by Skylands Animal Sanctuary.
Of course, there were some great tweets.
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We will update this story as more information becomes available.
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