Black bear's late-night stroll through Gresham ends in fatal police shooting
If it would have been a polar bear, it would still be alive.
If it would have been a polar bear, it would still be alive.
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A black bear's long, late-night stroll through the streets of Gresham ended with a police officer fatally shooting the animal Friday morning, authorities said.
The officer fired bullets into the 5-foot beast as it roamed around the Benford Court Apartments on Northeast 181st Avenue around 2 a.m, said Ben Costigan, a Gresham police spokesman.
It died at the scene. Costigan said it would have taken animal control hours to tranquilize or capture the bear, which traveled along areas frequented by pedestrians.
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