Coyote, who was killed after attacking three people in Rockville, Maryland on Thursday, tested positive for rabies, town officials announced Friday.
Coyote, who was killed after attacking three people in Rockville, Maryland, on Thursday tested positive for rabies, town officials announced Friday.
Coyote attacked a 59-year-old woman and her dog around 10 a.m. Thursday around Windsor Court; A 12-year-old boy on the trail of the Upper Watts branch at Nelson Street and College Parkway; And a 39-year-old woman around Redland and Gaither Road, the city said in a release.
All three were treated for injuries and released; The dog is being isolated.
Rockville police said they found the coyote next to West Good Drive at about 4:45 p.m., and the coyote charged an officer.
The officer shot Coyote, who went into the woods area near Aster Boulevard and Carnation Drive.
They found a coyote with a thermal imaging camera and put it down.
Rockville asked anyone who contacted Coyote to call the Montgomery County Health Department at (240) 777-1755 to see what to do next.
Rabies is fatal to people if left untreated.
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