▁of ▁his ▁home ▁on ▁Cape ▁C od , ▁Massachusetts . ▁His ▁mother ▁beat ▁the ▁co y ote ▁on ▁the ▁head ▁to ▁drive ▁it ▁off . ▁A ▁respond ing ▁police ▁officer ▁purs ued ▁the ▁animal ▁into ▁the ▁woods ▁and ▁shot ▁it . ▁▁ ▁In ▁April ▁ 2 0 0 6 , ▁two ▁co y otes ▁bit ▁two ▁young ▁children ▁in ▁Belle vue , ▁Washington . ▁The ▁co y otes ▁were ▁e uth an ized ▁afterwards . ▁▁ ▁On ▁April ▁ 6 , ▁ 2 0 0 7 , ▁in ▁M idd let own , ▁New ▁Jersey , ▁a ▁co y ote ▁bit ▁a ▁twenty - two ▁month ▁old ▁boy ▁who ▁was ▁playing ▁in ▁his ▁family ▁yard ▁with ▁a ▁friend . ▁ ▁On ▁May ▁ 2 1 , ▁ 2 0 0 7 , ▁a ▁co y ote ▁jump ed ▁out ▁from ▁a ▁small ▁line ▁of ▁bush es ▁and ▁bit ▁a ▁ 5 - year - old ▁as ▁he ▁and ▁his ▁sister ▁walked ▁home ▁from ▁a ▁neighbor ' s ▁house ▁in ▁M idd let own , ▁New ▁Jersey . ▁ ▁He ▁surv ived ▁due ▁to ▁his ▁sister ' s ▁sc ream ▁when ▁she ▁saw ▁the ▁incident , ▁but ▁needed ▁ 4 6 ▁st itch es ▁in ▁the ▁back ▁of ▁his ▁head ▁and ▁ra b ies ▁sh ots . ▁ ▁On ▁December ▁ 4 , ▁ 2 0 0 8 , ▁a ▁nine - year - old ▁boy ▁in ▁Er ie , ▁Colorado ▁was ▁snow board ing ▁with ▁his ▁six - year - old ▁brother ▁on