WOODWAY, Texas (KWTX) – A Waco-area boy used his crossbow to strike and kill a coyote suspected of killing several dogs in his neighborhood.

David Litle, 15, killed the prairie wolf at the Badger Ranch, a six-and-a-half acre property near Woodway, earlier this week.

“We have three dogs and I would be devastated if something happened to them,” said Litle.

“It is a relief to know the dogs and cats of Badger Ranch are a little safer now.”

The coyote, which had been spotted and photographed recently, reportedly weighed nearly 50 pounds when it was killed.

Written by KWTX staff