A Greeley police officer fatally shot a mountain lion on Friday, the police said in a news release on Tuesday. The mountain lion was considered a public threat and had activated a shelter-in-place order for nearby residents. Officers initially responded to reports of the animal Friday morning by the 2500 block of 26th Avenue Court, near Madison K8 School, police said. The school was placed on secure perimeter status. Officers tried to contain the mountain lion to keep it away from the school, but when the animal attempted to break out of containment, “it became apparent public safety could no longer be assured,” according to the statement from the department. That led the officer to shoot and kill the adult female mountain lion. A Colorado Parks and Wildlife spokesperson said CPW officers were en route and not at the scene when the mountain lion was shot. Related Articles Crime and Public Safety | Jefferson County squeezes brakes, rejecting first-of-its-kind bike park with lift access in Conifer Crime and Public Safety | Pronghorn herds dying by the dozen on eastern Colorado roads after snowstorm Crime and Public Safety | Reintroduced Colorado wolf likely died after fight with another wolf, federal wildlife officials say Crime and Public Safety | Colorado voters reject Proposition 127 ban on hunting of mountain lions, bobcats Crime and Public Safety | Colorado’s wolves expand territory south of I-70 for the first time No one was injured during the incident, according to the release.