The author writes: "The latest fatality of a police shooting is an innocent black bear..."

Doesn't innocence (or guilt) imply some degree of intent, or some awareness that one's actions can be right or wrong?  I don't think an animal like a bear would have that self-awareness, and could be described as innocent or guilty no matter what it does.

However I did think when I read the original story that they should have used a tranquilizer rather than a killing shot to deal with the situation.