Overview
- Wildlife officers captured and euthanized the coyote Thursday after a driveway attack in Carson on Tuesday injured a 4-year-old boy.
- DNA testing linked the same animal to the Feb. 11 attack in Carson and to Tuesday’s bite that was recorded on home surveillance video.
- Investigators are analyzing DNA from a March 26 bite reported by a Gardena woman and a March 30 report involving a child in Carson to determine if a second coyote is involved.
- Officials urged residents to supervise children, keep pets leashed, secure trash and pet food, use noise to scare off bold coyotes, and report attacks to the Carson Sheriff’s Station.
- Encounters often rise in spring during pupping season as food smells from unsecured garbage or outdoor pet food can draw coyotes into neighborhoods.