PRESCOTT VALLEY, Ariz. – Prescott Valley police shot and killed a bobcat Monday afternoon after it attacked and injured a 13-year-old girl and her 43-year-old mother.
The victims reported the bobcat attacked the girl by biting her on the leg.
Prescott Valley police said the mother was injured by the animal when she defended her daughter from the attack.
Both were transported to a local hospital for treatment of their injuries.
Prescott Valley Police Officers later found the animal. It charged at the officers in an aggressive manner.
The officers, fearing for their safety, shot and killed the bobcat.
Arizona Game and Fish agents took custody of the animal as part of their investigation.