Video captures brief sighting of coyote in Hollywood neighborhood

Concern is growing among some Hollywood residents after a coyote was briefly sighted walking through some backyards.

Speaking with 7News on Thursday, Daniel said he captured a video of the animal over the weekend.

“‘Is that a wild dog?’ Me and my girlfriend driving. No, it was a coyote,” he said. “Started slipping through the yards and I followed it through the alley, cornered I guess you could say, and it just took a rest there.”

He said he was stunned by what he saw in his Hollywood Hills neighborhood.

“It was an odd moment for it to be stationed there for a minute,” said Daniel.

But he’s not the only one who has spotted the coyote. Residents in the area communicated with each other in neighborhood chats whenever they spotted it.

“We’ve been tracking them and next thing you know we