Is Hollywood's most famous feline responsible for a chilling chihuahua attack? P22, the mountain lion roaming local hills for years, is believed to be the big cat caught on camera. How the owner saved his pup - Tonight at 11 from ABC7
Rene Astorga said he was taking his Chihuahua named Taz for a walk late Friday night. They were only 15-20 feet from his front door when from the corner of his eye he spied an animal coming toward them, which he at first mistook for a large dog."I thought it was a dog - and it was a huge mountain lion. I saw the collar. At that point it was a fight-or-flight instinct. I started punching or kicking - never let go of the leash until finally I felt he was loose.
Astorga's wife was home and was shocked to hear her husband yelling and then return to the house with blood all over his white shirt and their dog crying.P-22 is one of the most well-known mountain lions in Los Angeles and is often spotted roaming neighborhoods and yards around Griffith Park and in the Hollywood Hills.
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