South Tahoe Bear Shooting Deemed Lawful, Prosecutor Confirms No Charges
South Lake Tahoe, Calif. – A bear shooter’s actions in South Lake Tahoe were deemed legally justifiable by the El Dorado County District Attorney’s Office, sparing the individual from any criminal charges in a case that originally sparked outrage among local residents and wildlife advocates. The incident, which unraveled last summer in a residential neighborhood near Lake Tahoe, involved a local homeowner’s lethal response to a black bear and her three cubs rummaging through his …