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Officials reported that the mountain lion was a
and was less than a year old. They said the
probably happened because the
was young and was practising its
skills. They shot a lion near the boy's home that was acting in an "aggressive" nature. The officials later stated: "Wildlife
scientists analyzed samples from underneath the claws of the suspect lion carcass and isolated traces of human
and blood with a DNA profile that matched the young
." They added: "Results were conclusive that it was the attacking lion that was shot by the
officer on scene." Another mountain lion was found at the
. It was shot with a non-lethal
and released.
