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Coyote officials thought they had killed after child attack seen alive in LA neighborhood

Coyote officials thought they had killed after child attack seen alive in LA neighborhood

Summary

California wildlife officials shot a coyote in Los Angeles’s Atwater Village on Oct. 16 after it bit a 16-month-old child, but they could not find its body and believed it had died. Residents later reported seeing the coyote alive, and officials returned and shot it again, confirming its death on Tuesday.

Key Facts

  • Residents called the coyote Wiley and said it had entered backyards and acted aggressively around pets.
  • The coyote bit a 16-month-old child.
  • Officials shot the coyote on Oct. 16 but could not locate its body.
  • Officials concluded the coyote had died after the first shooting.
  • Residents later reported seeing the coyote limping in Atwater Village.
  • California wildlife officials returned and shot the coyote a second time, then confirmed it was dead.
  • Residents said an unidentified man had reportedly been feeding the coyote.
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