Definition: In this task, you will be presented with a passage and have to answer a question based on your understanding of the events inferred from the passage. Try to find the best answer that is most likely to fill in "_". Note that the URLs in the text have been replaced with [Link].
Input: A Michigan family have been left devastated after a state Department of Natural Resources officer shot dead their beloved pet potbelly pig, claiming little 'Caesar' made him feel threatened while on the loose. Brandy Savelle and Tony Gervasi had Caesar for two years and were recently trying to teach him to an outside animal. When Caesar went missing from their home in Ispheming on the weekend, the family tried to find him, and followed some tracks in the soft grass. 'When I followed the prints ... it was like a puddle of blood, at first I didn't believe it,' Savelle told WLUC-TV.Caesar went missing at the weekend from his owner's home in IsphemingBrandy Savelle and Tony Gervasi followed his tracks and found bloodAfter news spread in the area, a DNR officer came to their homeHe explained Caesar came running at him and he shot him deadHe believed Caesar was wild and a threat, he saidShooting occurred on state land so the officer was within his rights 
 Question:'We figured he had information so with excitement, _ answered the door asking if he knew anything about the pig,' Mr Gervasi said.

Brandy Savelle