8 bulls go on the run from rodeo in North Attleborough

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Authorities in North Attleborough said they captured 7 of the 8 bulls. One is still on the run.

Eight bulls escaped from a rodeo in North Attleborough on Sunday. At 4:10 p.m., seven bulls have been caught. Photo courtesy of Jennifer Howe

Authorities in North Attleborough are urging residents to be on the lookout after several bulls got loose from a rodeo Sunday.

Eight bulls escaped a rodeo at Emerald Square Mall, the North Attleborough Fire Department said in a social media post.

Video from the rodeo posted by Boston 25 News shows the bulls running through a parking lot, then jumping a fence and running through a stretch of empty parking lots along Route 1. In the video, a person yells, “Everybody at the entrance, move,” as onlookers gasp and scream as the bulls run by.

The bulls seem to have escaped Festival Rodeoan event at Emerald Square Mall. A spokesperson for Festival Rodeo could not be reached.

At 4:10 p.m., the North Attleborough Fire Department said a bull was still on the lam. First responders held the seven other bulls, a social media post from the department said. The fire department said anyone who comes across a loose bull should call 111 immediately.