Los Angeles Neighborhood on Alert After Mountain Lion Attack That Killed Dog

LOS ANGELES—The suburban Sylmar neighborhood on Monday was coping with a wildlife scare following the weekend killing of a pit bull by a mountain lion. The dog was killed late Aug. 11 night in an attack that was caught on video near the Oakridge Mobile Home Park at Foothill and Glenoaks boulevards, according to an alert issued by the Sylmar Neighborhood Council. At the time of the attack, the pit bull named Gigi was being walked by her owner. Mark Rulon, who fostered Gigi before she was adopted, wrote on social media that Gigi “was one of the sweetest dogs we’ve ever rescued. She loved everyone. I wish I had been there to protect her.”...