LAKE COUNTY, Fla. (WSVN) — A Central Florida homeowner said he opened fire after a bear barged into his home and wreaked havoc.

Friday’s chaotic chain of events went down inside Zeke Clark’s home, off Ponderosa Avenue in Lake County.

The startled homeowner said this encounter that was way too close for comfort is just not what normally happens in his quiet, rural community near Orlando.

“Pure fear for me. I mean, seeing an animal that big come at you and being face to face with it, it’s not something you want to deal with,” he said.

Nevertheless, this wasn’t the first time Clark has encountered a bear on his property. Back in January, one got into his home, but the homeowner spotted it and let it out.

Two months ago, another one ate its way out of the garage.

Friday’s bear was not so

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