(CNN) Chicago animal control services say the coyote they captured earlier this month is the same one that bit a 6-year-old boy.

The animal had been shot in the chest with a BB gun, "which could have caused the limp in its movements as well as the aggressive behavior," the Chicago Animal Care and Control (CACC) told CNN through an emailed statement.

CACC said they worked alongside the United States Department of Agriculture and used DNA testing to determine the coyote they captured was the one that bit the boy.

The child was attacked January 8 in Lincoln Park neighborhood and the animal bit him multiple times. The boy's caretaker repeatedly kicked the coyote until it ran away, Chicago Police Officer Ana Pacheco confirmed to CNN. The child was transported to Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago in stable condition, Pacheco said.

The animal will remain at a local wildlife rehabilitation center, CACC said.

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