Black bear shot in British Columbia neighborhood

COQUITLAM, British Columbia (AP) - A black bear that broke into a British Columbia home in search of food was shot and killed Thursday, a day after a woman was attacked in the same neighborhood.

The Royal Canadian Mounted Police said people at an adjacent golf course saw a large bear entering the house in Coquitlam, British Columbia, although people upstairs had no idea the large animal had entered their basement.

Const. Sharen Leung said when officers arrived, the bear was in the yard eating food it had taken from a kitchen.

She said the officers shot the bear in the shoulder, but it climbed a tree.

When conservation officers arrived, they tranquilized the bear, which weighed about 396 pounds, and then RCMP officers shot and killed it.

On Wednesday, a 35-year-old woman was attacked by another bear in the same neighborhood while she was gardening in her yard.

The RCMP also shot that animal and the woman was taken to hospital with a torn scalp and numerous bite wounds.

A spokesman for the B.C. Conservation Officer Service said Wednesday that the neighborhood is a hot spot for bear sightings, though they rarely end in attacks.