Coyote attack leaves 2-year-old in critical condition in NE Dallas

DALLAS — Local authorities are looking for the coyote that attacked a two-year-old in front of the child’s home on Tuesday.

Dallas police got to the house on Royalpine Drive at about 8:30 a.m. When officers got there, they learned that the child was attacked while sitting on the front porch.

According to police, the two-year-old was sent to a hospital in critical condition.

An officer saw a coyote near a park on Royalpine and shot at it before it ran into the woods. It’s not clear if the coyote was hit by a bullet.

The Dallas County Game Warden is joining police as they continue looking for the coyote. Dallas PD is warning anyone in the area to be on alert. They say the animal is extremely dangerous.

Anyone that sees the coyote should call 911.