CAPTURED: A coyote was tranquilized and captured by animal control in Chicago after two attacks were reported in the city—including a 6-year-old boy having been bitten multiple times.
January 10, 2020, 4:37 PMHe was bitten in the head and face in Chicago's Lincoln Park neighborhood.A coyote was captured by animal control in Chicago Thursday night afterAnimal control inspectors responded to a call of an injured coyote and safely darted the animal with a tranquilizer, Chicago Animal Care and Control officials tweeted overnight.
Chicago Animal Care and Control officer tranquilizes a coyote behind a home on Jan. 9, 2020. Authorities were on the hunt for coyotes in downtown Chicago after two reported attacks, including one where passersby said they had to pull a wild canine off of a 6-year-old boy who was bitten in the head.A Chicago police officer and a Chicago Animal Care and Control worker carry a coyote out in a green bag after tranquilizing the animal behind a home, Jan. 9, 2020.
It's not immediately clear if this coyote was the one connected to either reported attack in the Windy City. The coyote will undergo further evaluations and DNA testing, Schlueter told ABC News.
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