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Investigation Underway After Off-Duty Ridgefield Cop Kills Beloved Bear Investigation Underway After Off-Duty Ridgefield Cop Kills Beloved Bear
Investigation Underway After Off-Duty Ridgefield Cop Kills Beloved Bear State officials are investigating after the fatal shooting of Bobbi the Bear by an off-duty police officer in Northern Fairfield County. The Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP) and local police are investigating after the bear, a mother to two cubs, was found shot and killed in Newtown on Thursday, May 12. Bobbi, who was beloved by the Newtown community, was shot by an off-duty Ridgefield Police Department officer who was reportedly protecting his chicken coop at his home in Newtown.  The Ridgefield PD issued the following statement: "We are aware that on…

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by Kathy Reakes