Coyote Attacks 4-Year-Old Boy in Carson, California

A 4-year-old boy was attacked by a coyote in the driveway of his grandparents' home in Carson, California, on Tuesday morning, suffering minor puncture wounds in an incident captured on surveillance video.

The assault occurred around 8:50 a.m. in the 400 block of Moorehaven Drive as the boy's family unloaded supplies from their vehicle. The child, identified as Solomon, was standing near his mother's car when the coyote approached from behind, grabbed him, and pulled him to the ground. It bit him on the leg and torso before his mother intervened. "All of a sudden, I just hear him screaming and I turned around and I screamed as well because I see the coyote on top of him," said Sarina Donohoo, Solomon's mother. She quickly grabbed her son and fled into the house, prompting the animal to run off. Solomon was treated at a hospital for superficial injuries and released without serious harm.

Wildlife officials with the California Department of Fish and Wildlife confirmed Friday that they had captured and humanely euthanized the coyote responsible. DNA testing linked the animal to Solomon's attack as well as a February 11 incident involving another young child in Carson. Authorities...