An injured moose, shot with a tranquilizer dart in the hindquarters, ignores a police unit blocking the street and rambles down Cannon St., Tuesday, June 28, 2016, in Spokane. (Jesse Tinsley / The Spokesman-Review)

Crowds gawking at a yearling moose that wandered into a north Spokane neighborhood might have frightened the animal, causing it to panic and run into traffic, wildlife officials said. The moose was hit by a driver who didn’t report the accident and was injured so badly that it had to be euthanized once it was finally tranquilized. The episode led wildlife officials to urge the public not to approach wild animals in urban environments. Spokane police Officer Kellee Gately said witnesses told her that two mothers with young children went into a yard at York Avenue and Cannon Street to take selfies with the injured moose Tuesday morning/Mike Prather & Chad Sokol, SR. More here (subscription required).

Question: What kind of moron parent would you have to be to try to take a selfie of your children and yourself with a moose?