The child, who was walking slightly ahead of her mother, suffered non-life-threatening injuries, including scratches and a bite, police said.

An 8-year-old girl was attacked by a coyote while on a walk with her mom in the Dallas, Texas, suburb of Frisco. The mother stepped in and the coyote ran away.

An 8-year-old girl was attacked by a coyote while on a walk with her mom in the Dallas, Texas, suburb of Frisco. The mother stepped in and the coyote ran away.

An 8-year-old girl was attacked by a coyote while on a walk with her mom in the Dallas, Texas, suburb of Frisco. The mother stepped in and the coyote ran away.

An 8-year-old girl was attacked by a coyote while on a walk with her mom in the Dallas, Texas, suburb of Frisco. The mother stepped in and the coyote ran away.

An 8-year-old girl was attacked by a coyote while on a walk with her mom in the Dallas, Texas, suburb of Frisco. The mother stepped in and the coyote ran away.

An 8-year-old girl was attacked by a coyote while on a walk with her mom in the Dallas, Texas, suburb of Frisco. The mother stepped in and the coyote ran away.

An 8-year-old girl was attacked by a coyote while on a walk with her mom in the Dallas, Texas, suburb of Frisco. The mother stepped in and the coyote ran away.

An 8-year-old girl was attacked by a coyote while on a walk with her mom in the Dallas, Texas, suburb of Frisco. The mother stepped in and the coyote ran away.

An 8-year-old girl was attacked by a coyote while on a walk with her mom in the Dallas, Texas, suburb of Frisco. The mother stepped in and the coyote ran away.