Police Shoot Bear In Havre de Grace, Officials Say

HAVRE DE GRACE, MD — Officers euthanized a bear in Havre de Grace Saturday after police said the animal visited a high-traffic area in the city. Authorities got involved after someone reported the creature was in the yard. Police later killed the bear near the Promenade, officials said.

Officers were called to the 700 block of Union Avenue Saturday for a report of a bear on the property, but police said when officers arrived, they could not find the bear. Instead, the animal was on the move, headed toward Harford Memorial Hospital.

While officers searched for the bear, they let citizens know about the sighting.

"Officers eventually found the bear in the area of the promenade and had to euthanize the bear due to the high potential for a physical encounter with humans," the Havre de Grace Police Department said in a statement.