Joe reached out to his followers Friday evening by saying, "I would like to thank you to the 10s of thousands of people all over the world for your thoughts and prayers and putting Travis on your Facebook. You know I spend every dime on these animals and now I need your help burying my husband."

A GoFundMe page has been set up for funeral expenses. 

An investigation is underway.

Stay with News 9 and News9.com for more as it becomes available. 

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A man is dead following a shooting at G.W. Animal Park in Wynnewood, Friday afternoon. 

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