Bear falls from tree after being shot by officers

Published May 28, 2014 10:48pm ET



ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — A black bear that survived being hit by two cars and shot with tranquilizer darts and a shotgun has been killed after it toppled from a tree in an Albany neighborhood.

The Department of Environmental Conservation says Wednesday the bear was killed at a state wildlife center in suburban Albany because it has repeatedly wandered into public areas. Tags on the bear showed it was from Pennsylvania.

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