Coyote euthanized after toddler injured in Atwater Village, CDFW says – NBC Los Angeles

Coyote euthanized after toddler injured in Atwater Village, CDFW says  NBC Los Angeles

A coyote was euthanized after a toddler was injured in Atwater Village, wildlife officials said Saturday. A 16-month-old child is recovering after a coyote attack. Keenan Willard reports for the NBC4 News at 8 p.m. on Oct. 17, 2026. The incident involving a 16-month-old child and a coyote was reported in the 3300 block of Glenhurst Avenue on Friday, according to the California Department of Fish and Wildlife. More details about the encounter were not released. Officials say the toddler was taken to the hospital and released. Later that evening, the CDFW said a coyote in the area of the incident was euthanized. DNA samples from that coyote and the toddler were being analyzed to confirm whether it was the animal involved, officials said.

People in the area have been telling the city and the state for months that a man was feeding a coyote and that the animal had already tried to attack children on the street. "It was not unexpected, let’s put it that way," neighbor Ken Zavayna said. "It was going to happen sooner or later." An email reviewed by NBC Los Angeles from June 19 shows a neighbor telling the city's Animal Services, "The coyote attempted to attack three children riding scooters … If you continue this course of inaction someone is going to get seriously