DAVIDSON—A problem coyote is no more.

In late February, Angela Shaw noticed the coyote when she was taking out her garbage and saw the coyote down the back alley close to the swing sets by the pool.

She hopped in her vehicle to get a closer look and to confirm the animal was a coyote and not a dog. She took a few pictures and told her husband Jason, who checked it out. By then the coyote had moved closer to their house eating the garbage she’d put out.

Pest control officer Lee Storey was called in.

Storey said his plan was to chase the coyote out of town with his truck.

“Normally coyotes are fairly timid. This one, I went within 20 to 30 feet of it and it growled at me, then returned to eating.”

Because of its bold and aggressive nature, Storey shot the coyote.

“In my opinion this one would have been a problem. He was fairly skinny,” Storey said.

The concern was the coyote could have been a threat to children and pets.