A curious juvenile black bear is seen on a trail at Fakahatchee Strand on June 1, 2023. Photographed with a 600mm lens with a 1.4 converter.

Wildlife officials euthanized a black bear this week after the animal wandered into a Dollar General in northern New Jersey and bit a woman.

Wildlife officials put the black bear down after it entered the business in Sussex County, about an hour drive northwest, of New York City, the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection Fish and Wildlife confirmed.

Officials said the 175-pound sow entered a the discount store in Vernon Township about 3:45 p.m. local time on Tuesday, Sept. 16 and bit a woman's leg, according to the NJDEP. The woman was taken to a hospital for treatment.

Her condition was not immediately known on Wednesday, Sept. 17.

Prior to the sighting at the store, police reported the same bear was seen on the side of Route 94, "behaving erratically and moving in and out of traffic."

Video shows bear wander through Dollar General

Footage of the bear wandering through the store circulating on social media shows the bear slowly walk up an aisle, then turn onto another aisle near refrigerated products.

One video, posted on Instagram by The Garden State on Tuesday, Sept. 16, captured the incident.

Police fired rubber bullets at the bear

After the animal was led out of the store, Vernon police fired rubber bullets at the bear, causing it to flee into the woods, the NJDEP said.

It was later euthanized, the NJDEP reported.

Wildlife personnel collected the bear's remains for rabies testing, which will take about three to five days.

Natalie Neysa Alund is a senior reporter for USA TODAY. Reach her at nalund@usatoday.com and follow her on X @nataliealund

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