Wild black bear spotted in Richmond, VA

May 22, 2026 · 1:32 read

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A black bear was spotted in a Richmond neighborhood Thursday morning. Video captured by CBS 6 shows the bear on a resident's roof. VCU police said they were called to the Oregon Hill area around 7 a.m

A black bear was spotted in a Richmond neighborhood Thursday morning. Video captured by CBS 6 shows the bear on a resident's roof.

VCU police said they were called to the Oregon Hill area around 7 a.m. Thursday. Officers contained the bear in a few back yards until Richmond Animal Control and the Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources arrived.

Police said DWR biologists secured the bear around 11 a.m.