Trendy LA neighborhood’s war over wild coyote erupts after child attacked

Coyote euthanized after reportedly roaming Atwater Village comfortably for months and attacking one-year-old boy One Los Angeles neighborhood has been at war over a wild coyote, and over the weekend it all came to a head. For months, the animal had been roaming the trendy Atwater Village, showing up in broad daylight, sleeping in back yards and approaching residents. At least one person had reportedly fed the coyote and others affectionately nicknamed it Wiley. But some residents feared the creature had become dangerously too cozy. Continue reading...

Dara Kerr · Tue, Oct 20, 2026, 9:00 AM
California | The Guardian

Trendy LA neighborhood’s war over wild coyote erupts after child attacked

Coyote euthanized after reportedly roaming Atwater Village comfortably for months and attacking one-year-old boy

One Los Angeles neighborhood has been at war over a wild coyote, and over the weekend it all came to a head.

For months, the animal had been roaming the trendy Atwater Village, showing up in broad daylight, sleeping in back yards and approaching residents. At least one person had reportedly fed the coyote and others affectionately nicknamed it Wiley. But some residents feared the creature had become dangerously too cozy.

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