That bear was eventually shot and killed by campers at a campground. After the encounters at the convenience store where it was a captured and released, it had entered a supermarket several times to be captured and released again.
According to
Fish and Wildlife, in August, officials responded to calls reporting that a large black bear was shot and killed in a campground in Alpine County. A family with small children was camping when the bear repeatedly approached their campsite during the evening and late into the night. Officials noted that the campsite was clean, and that the family had done the right things to secure their food and trash.
But the bear kept coming to the campsite, and, fearing for their safety, the family shot and killed the bear. They called to report the shooting to wildlife officials, who deemed the shooting “justified.”
Fish and Wildlife officials immediately recognized the bear by the tag in its ear, identifying it as the Kings Beach Safeway Bear. “The bear — once weighing more than 500 pounds — was a shell of its former self, completely emaciated, its teeth rotten,” the report says.
Honestly I'd think the one thing the convenience store might have on hand is a can of bear pepper spray. I suppose the issue would be that it might take some cleanup after it's deployed.