Crime & Safety

Local Man Gored by Bull

Officers shot and killed the animal at Flame Livestock Market in Littleton Saturday.

Authorities said a man was gored by a bull at the Flame Livestock Market in Littleton on Saturday.

WHDH/7News reported the 74-year-old man was loading the bull into a trailer when the animal attacked.

The man was transported to Emerson Hospital and expected to survive, according to CBS Boston.

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Police said they shot and killed the animal when it charged officers who responded to the scene.

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