ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) - Authorities in Alaska are warning people about a brown bear that was shot and wounded in a camping area near a softball complex.
Valdez police say a 39-year-old Fairbanks man, David Avery, fired two rounds at the bear with a hunting rifle at about 9 p.m. Sunday on the south side of the softball complex.
Police say reports indicate the bear was injured, but the animal ran into the woods.
Police say Avery was issued a $500 citation for unlawfully discharging a firearm within the Valdez city limits.
There is no telephone listing in Fairbanks for Avery, and he could not be reached for comment Monday.
The Valdez incident is among the latest encounters between bears and humans this summer in Alaska, including four bear maulings in recent weeks.
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