Bear shot with .22 rifle to "scare it" killed in Connecticut.

Tuesday 22 September, 2020.

Bear shot with .22 rifle to "scare it" killed in Connecticut.

From apnews.com:

The two cubs climbed up a tree and the black bear stood facing and making noises at the dog, the police said.

O’Connor got a .22 caliber rifle and shot at the bear to scare it.

“The shot struck the bear, which moved about 30 yards to a neighboring property’s driveway, collapsed, and eventually died,” Will Healey, a spokesperson for the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection, told the newspaper.