ASPEN, Colo.-
A mobile home park resident has been ticketed in the fatal shooting of a black bear yearling.
Keith Pfeiffer, 54, was cited Friday with “unlawful take of a black bear,” Colorado Division of Wildlife spokesman Randy Hampton said.
Wildlife officers have said the bear, which weighed between 40 and 50 pounds, entered Pfeiffer’s home May 19 and was chased outside, where it was shot.
Hampton said the charge was pursued because the animal didn’t pose a threat when it was shot.
Pfeiffer faces total fines of $1,370.
A reporter was unable to find Pfeiffer last week, and a message seeking comment was not returned.
Joe Alanson, a friend staying with Pfeiffer, said his friend shot the bear in self-defense.
“It was protection. What would you do if there was a bear in the kitchen, or even a Doberman?” said Alanson. “He tried everything to get it out of the kitchen.”
