GRANTS PASS, Ore. — Authorities say a person in Oregon attempting to guard his residence from a bear as an alternative fatally shot his brother by mistake, then killed himself.
Josephine County Undersheriff Travis Snyder mentioned the person known as 911 round 7 a.m. Tuesday and instructed dispatchers he had “unintentionally shot his brother whereas loading a gun” after being startled by the bear.
PORTLAND SEES 4 DEADLY SHOOTINGS AMID LOW POLICE MORALE, PUBLIC’S SAFETY CONCERNS
The Oregonian/OregonLive studies deputies went to the house in Sunny Valley, an unincorporated neighborhood off Interstate 5 within the southwest nook of the state. There they discovered a person useless from a gunshot wound.
A grizzly bear.
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Snyder mentioned they checked the agricultural residence and located a second man useless. He had died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound.
Sheriff’s officers didn’t instantly establish both man.
Oregon State Police and native deputies proceed to analyze the shootings.
[Editor’s note: This story discusses suicide. If you or someone you know is having thoughts of suicide, please contact the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 1-800-273-TALK (8255)]
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