A crash between a car and a bull near a tiny Idaho town on Sunday turned into a bizarre tragedy when an armed rancher confronted Idaho deputies planning to shoot the animal that had charged rescuers, leading to a gunbattle that left the well-known businessman dead, authorities said Monday. It happened just north of Council, where a Subaru station wagon struck a bull on the highway, and the injured bull began charging emergency responders as they worked to get the driver and passenger out of the car.

"The bull was very agitated and was aggressive to emergency services, as well as the other cars coming up and down the highway," Adams County Sheriff Ryan Zollman said. Jack Yantis, the bull's owner, arrived with a rifle just as deputies decided to put down the animal. There was an altercation, and Yantis and two deputies all fired their weapons, the Idaho State Police said in a statement. Yantis died at the scene, and one deputy suffered a minor injury. The bull also was shot and killed. You can read the full AP story here.