Massachusetts Environmental Police are expected to be back in Kingston, Massachusetts searching for a bear attacked a man’s goat on Friday afternoon. Officials say shots were fired on Hawthorne Road around 3 p.m. when the homeowner told Kingston police he was trying to scare the bear away, but the bear postured up towards him. The man said he was afraid…
Massachusetts Environmental Police are expected to be back in Kingston, Massachusetts searching for a bear attacked a man's goat on Friday afternoon.
Officials say shots were fired on Hawthorne Road around 3 p.m. when the homeowner told Kingston police he was trying to scare the bear away, but the bear postured up towards him. The man said he was afraid of being attacked so he shot the bear in the leg and it fled into the woods. Wildlife officials say the injury is minor and local police say the resident does own the gun lawfully.Sign up for NECN newsletters.
Kingston police and Massachusetts Environmental police have been looking for the bear since this incident yesterday afternoon but they haven’t been able to find it.
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