Police: Man Confronting Bear Accidentally Kills Brother

Police: Man Confronting Bear Accidentally Kills Brother
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GRANTS PASS, Ore.—Authorities say a man in Oregon trying to protect his home from a bear instead fatally shot his brother by mistake, then killed himself.

Josephine County Undersheriff Travis Snyder said the man called 911 around 7 a.m. Tuesday and told dispatchers he had “accidentally shot his brother while loading a gun” after being startled by the bear.