Boy, 3, attacked by animal near park on West Side?

Emeil Hawkins, 3, was walking home with his mom and a pack of fruit snacks last month when an animal pushed him over and bit the toddler’s face.
The boy’s family believes a coyote is responsible. County officials say they aren’t sure what bit the boy, but they’ve captured and euthanized four coyotes — all of which tested negative for rabies — around a park near the child’s West Side home since receiving the report.
While heading home the toddler and his mother were cutting through an alley, the toddler skipping just in front of his mother while snacking away. An animal then appeared near the boy that at first glance looked like a German shepherd.  Emeil approached the animal and was going to give it a fruit snack, just like he offers treats to the pit bulls that live at his house.
But before Emeil could reach out, the animal had pushed the toddler over. His mother, who was following just a few steps behind, ran up to the animal and scared it off, but not before it took a bite out of the boy’s cheek. Kyle said his girlfriend picked rushed her son to a hospital. No one except Emeil and his mother saw the incident