Troopers shoot bear after it kills, eats a dog in a Sitka neighborhood

A brown bear strolls through a Sitka neighborhood in July, 2014. (Facebook photo/Sitka Bear Report)Wildlife troopers in Sitka shot and killed a brown bear Friday afternoon after it killed and partially consumed a resident’s dog.
A homeowner on Rudolf Walton Circle notified troopers at around 3:30 p.m. that he suspected his dog had just been killed.
Troopers and Sitka police responded to the area and found the dog’s carcass in the woods behind the home, and a male brown bear nearby.
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