Haines police sent out a Nixle alert just after 7:30 a.m. Monday, warning people of a report of a wounded bear in the area near FAA Road. The alert also warned that residents might hear gunshots as officers responded. 

Haines Police Chief Josh Dryden said an FAA resident called around 7 a.m.  saying they heard a single gunshot and shortly thereafter the sounds of what they believed to be an injured bear. 

“I got on scene…

Francisco Martínezcuello is the Chilkat Valley News summer reporter. Previously, he was in Southwest Alaska working for KYUK Public Media as a News Reporting Fellow from November 2022 through January...