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Washington, DC, police officers announced that a black bear was sedated and captured after walking through a local neighborhood on Friday.
Metropolitan Police Department officials initially alerted the public to the sighting of the bear shortly before 7:30am on Friday.
Police reported road closures due to a large black bear.
The animal was spotted by residents around Franklin Street in northeast DC
According to FOX 5 DC, the bear sighting drew crowds and the animal had been there for several hours.
Authorities advised residents to stay indoors as the animal wandered through backyards.
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Metropolitan Police Department officials alerted the public to the black bear sighting shortly before 7:30 a.m. on Friday morning. (FOX 5 DC)
“The bear climbed out of the tree and ran into the backyards of homes in the 1300 block of Franklin Street, Northeast,” MPD tweeted. “If you live on the block, please stay inside.”
Photos from the scene show the bear sitting on top of a tree before crawling back down.
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Police said the Human Rescue Alliance and a veterinarian from Smithsonian’s National Zoo were at the scene of the black bear’s capture. (FOX 5 DC)
Officials later confirmed the animal’s capture and reported that the bear had been sedated with vets on the scene. The bear was loaded into a large crate and taken away in a truck, according to FOX 5.
Police said the Human Rescue Alliance and a vet from Smithsonian’s National Zoo were at the scene, as was the Maryland Department of Natural Resources.
Photos from the scene show the bear climbing on top of a tree before crawling back down. (FOX 5 DC)
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Fox News Digital reached out to MPD for more information, but no new details are available.
