U.S. News: Video: Bear tasered after dash through schoolyard into apartment building

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Video: Bear tasered after dash through schoolyard into apartment building Jun 1st 2012, 17:39 A bear interrupted an elementary school graduation before getting the shock of its life. KGET-TV's Kiyoshi Tomono reports. By msnbc.com staff A young bear scampered between two schools in Bakersfield, Calif., disrupting a graduation ceremony, before being cornered in an apartment building and tasered by an animal control officer, NBC station KGET reports. Follow @msnbc_us "Some girls came in running, uh there's a bear in front of the school. It ran through the elementary school playground before heading to the apartments across the street," Teresa Arambula, principal of Garza Elementary, told KGET on Thursday. Her school is beside Sierra Middle School. The animal, thought to be one to two years old, weighed about 125 pounds, authorities said. In the video above, officers struggle with the animal, which has a snare loop around its neck, before capturing it and returning it to the wild. More content from msnbc.com and NBC News: US v John Edwards: The verdict on the verdict LAPD cop makes 25-hour ride on Ferris wheel, helps Special Olympics Video: 'Teacher of the Year' accused of sexting with student 'Happy kid' kills himself over bullying at two NYC schools Snigdha Nandipati of San Diego wins National Spelling Bee Follow US News on msnbc.com on Twitter and Facebook Media files: getMobileVideo?videoId=47645913

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