Conservation officers have shot and killed an aggressive black bear in the same Coquitlam, B.C. neighbourhood where a woman was attacked outside her home Wednesday.

At least one other bear was spotted in the Vancouver-area suburb early Thursday morning.

Players on the 18th hole of the Westwood golf course alerted police to the presence of a bear on nearby Turnberry Lane.

The men called police after seeing the bear pawing at a basement window of a home before climbing inside through a window. The bear broke the screen on the way through.

Coquitlam RCMP members arrived and told the homeowner, Mehrdad Saberi, there was a bear in his home. Saberi said he had no idea there was a bear in his basement suite, but he often sees the bear in the neighbourhood.

"He grabs garbage from house to house, and takes it over near the golf course," says Saberi. "I guess he likes the scenery or something."

Police chased the black bear outside of the basement, and then shot it once.

That's when the bear climbed a large tree in the backyard.

Conservation officers arrived on the scene shortly after, and fired a tranquilizer dart at the bear when they could get a safe shot.

The bear fell up to 10 metres before landing on the ground. Both RCMP members and conservation officers then shot and killed the bear with a shotgun.

The tenant who lives in the basement suite, Brian Fortune, wasn't at home when the bear entered. He'd left for work 15 minutes before, but returned soon after to see a large mess.

"It went through all the food, mostly right by the windows," said Fortune.

Fortune said he's only seen two bears during the two years he's lived in the area.

But area resident James Blundell said the bear was a fixture in the neighbourhood and was often very aggressive.

"He often growls at people, scares children... he's out there day and night," he says.

Blundell said the bear was a nuisance and he's happy it was shot.

"It's not safe for our kids to play or anything else," he said. "If they're running away that's great, but the only way to get rid of them is to shoot them."

Home owner Saberi said it was a sad ending to the event.

"I don't know why they killed him. It was sad to see him killed like this."

A spokesperson from B.C.'s Ministry of Environment said the decision to shoot and kill the bear was made on site by conservation officers.

"We have to determine whether the bear is showing aggressive or normal behavior," says Kate Thompson. "It's done by a bear-by-bear case basis."

Thompson admitted it is often hard to differentiate between aggressive behavior and normal behavior. She said it took several shots to kill the large bear.

"We're talking about a 350-to-400 pound bear. That's a really big black bear."

Rick Hahn of the B.C. Conservation office said Wednesday this Vancouver suburb borders a bear habitat, and bears are often attracted by garbage and food scraps that aren't stored properly.

Katy Yin, the woman mauled Wednesday in her own driveway, remains in hospital.

Witnesses say the woman could have died were it not for neighbours who frightened the 250-pound cinnamon-coloured black bear away by screaming and throwing rocks.

Each year, more than 700 bears are killed in B.C. because they threaten the public while looking for food.