Canton business owner shot bear – NBC Connecticut

A business owner in Canton shot a bear on Monday morning and police are investigating along with the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection.

Police said it happened on Cheryl Drive and the man told them he shot the bear in self-defense.

“The essential facts are that the bear was in a trash can and there was trash spilled there. The business owner was cleaning up and the bear returned to the trash can. The business owner said the bear came at him and he shot it in self-defense,” Canton police said in a statement.

This is now the subject of an investigation by the state Department of Energy and Environmental Protection, and the agency said the bear was an adult male and was not tagged.