{"id":634521,"date":"2026-10-18T18:00:22","date_gmt":"2026-10-18T18:00:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/634521\/"},"modified":"2026-10-18T18:00:22","modified_gmt":"2026-10-18T18:00:22","slug":"coyote-euthanized-after-child-is-injured-during-interaction-in-atwater-village","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/634521\/","title":{"rendered":"Coyote euthanized after child is injured during interaction in Atwater Village"},"content":{"rendered":"

A coyote has been euthanized after a child was injured in the Atwater Village neighborhood of Los Angeles on Friday, officials said.<\/p>\n

According to the California Department of Fish and Wildlife, wildlife officers responded to the 3300 block of Glenhurst Avenue after reports of a 16-month-old child being injured “after an incident involving a coyote.” Officials were not specific about the incident.<\/p>\n

The child was treated at a local hospital and subsequently released, CDFW said.\u00a0<\/p>\n

On Friday night, officers found a coyote in the same area where the incident took place. The coyote was then euthanized, officials said.<\/p>\n

DNA samples from the child and the coyote have been collected, and they’ll be analyzed to determine whether the euthanized animal was the same one that attacked the child.<\/p>\n

In August, a coyote nicknamed “Wiley” roamed around Atwater Village<\/a> and was sometimes seen chasing children. Neighbors raised concern over the animal’s behavior, and it was speculated that someone in the area could’ve been feeding it.<\/p>\n

“We’ve run into the coyote maybe a few times a week. Every time we go walking,” said Libby Stankaitis, who lives in the neighborhood.<\/p>\n

CDFW said it’s illegal to feed wildlife and urged residents to secure spaces and remove items that could attract coyotes.<\/p>\n

Other residents say they wish there was a more humane way to take care of the wildlife in the area.\u00a0<\/p>\n

“I think coyotes are doing great in the urban area, and I think it’s sad that we’re putting them down,” said Jacob Wollner.\u00a0<\/p>\n

It’s not yet clear if the coyote that was euthanized was Wiley.<\/p>\n

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