In Contra Costa County, a man is killed by a bull, and first responders are threatened.

According to officials, a rancher was killed by a bull Thursday in rural Contra Costa County, and sheriff's deputies fatally shot the bull after it threatened first responders.

According to Steve Aubert, a fire marshal public information officer with the East Contra Costa Fire Protection District, Contra Costa County sheriff's deputies, firefighters, and an animal control officer were called to a ranch near Bixler Road between Byron and Discovery Bay shortly before 3 p.m. after a report of an unresponsive rancher lying in a field.

Read more about it in the SF Chronicle.

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