▁scale ▁h unt ▁for ▁the ▁animal , ▁which ▁resulted ▁in ▁the ▁death ▁of ▁two ▁adult ▁animals . ▁Also , ▁the ▁media ▁printed ▁criticism ▁from ▁area ▁residents ▁that ▁the ▁authorities ▁had ▁been ▁slow ▁to ▁act ▁to ▁their ▁compla ints ▁and ▁warnings ▁that ▁the ▁animals ▁were ▁dangerous . ▁ ▁Author ities ▁were ▁quoted ▁as ▁saying ▁that ▁hunting ▁or ▁tra pping ▁would ▁not ▁help ▁because ▁other ▁co y otes ▁would ▁take ▁their ▁place , ▁and ▁that ▁the ▁state ▁" was n ' t ▁interested " ▁in ▁sp ending ▁the ▁money . ▁ ▁On ▁May ▁ 1 6 , ▁ 2 0 1 3 , ▁within ▁an ▁hour ▁before ▁the ▁above ▁attack ▁and ▁in ▁the ▁same ▁place , ▁a ▁co y ote ▁had ▁attacked ▁a ▁four - year - old ▁girl , ▁knock ing ▁her ▁down ▁and ▁bit ing ▁her ▁on ▁the ▁back side , ▁te aring ▁her ▁clothes . ▁Author ities ▁thought ▁it ▁was ▁probably ▁the ▁same ▁animal , ▁and ▁planned ▁to ▁kill ▁it . ▁ ▁On ▁October ▁ 2 7 , ▁ 2 0 1 3 , ▁a ▁three - year - old ▁boy ▁in ▁Austin , ▁Illinois ▁within ▁an ▁al ley ▁was ▁bit ten ▁by ▁an ▁animal ▁badly ▁enough ▁to ▁require ▁pl astic ▁surg ery . ▁The ▁authorities ▁sus pected ▁a ▁co y ote , ▁and ▁tra pped ▁" a ▁hand ful " ▁in ▁the ▁area . ▁ ▁On ▁May ▁ 2 2 , ▁ 2 0 1 7 , ▁a ▁co y ote ▁in ▁Still water , ▁Oklahoma ▁assault ed ▁an ▁eight -