Coyote that attacked two women found and killed, police say

One victim stabbed animal involved in attacks

March 28, 2024 9:43 p.m.

This story, originally published on March 28 at 5:43 p.m., was updated at 7:20 p.m. to add that the coyote was found and killed.

The coyote that reportedly attacked two women in Ashton and Burtonsville on Thursday was found and killed, Montgomery County police said at 7:10 p.m. on X.

Police said the animal was located along a trail near Dustin Road in Burtonsville and it was shot. It will be tested for rabies, according to police.

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The county’s animal services department and the Maryland Department of Natural Resources assisted in the search of the coyote.

At 9:44 a.m., a woman reported that she was walking her dog in the 1400 block of Patuxent Drive near the Watershed Park in Ashton when she was attacked by a coyote, according to police. She was transported to a nearby hospital with non-life-threatening injuries, the police statement said.

Around 3:44 p.m., another woman reported that she was attacked by a coyote in the 3600 block of Bell Road in Burtonsville, which is more than an 11-mile walk from the first location, police said. She fought off the coyote and stabbed it, according to the statement.

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