An investigation is underway after a homeowner shot a bear cub in Farmington Wednesday morning.
Officials from the Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection were called out to a home on Bonnie Drive around 9:20 a.m., and found a bear cub injured.
The man told DEEP officials he was forced to shoot the bear with his BB gun out of concern for his dog, who was outside in the yard.
"Because the injuries were so severe, we had to euthanize the animal, " said Dennis Schain, spokesman for DEEP.
The homeowner has not been charged or arrested at this time.
