ESCONDIDO, Calif. (KGTV) — Authorities are responding after a mountain lion was spotted in a neighborhood in Escondido Monday afternoon.
According to the Escondido Police Department, a caller reported seeing a mountain lion on eastbound Mission Avenue around 1:34 p.m.
Officers were able to follow the animal to the 700 block of North Grape Street when the lion hid beneath a vehicle.
Several schools in the area were placed on alert, and the Department of Fish and Wildlife responded to the scene.
This is a developing story. ABC 10News will continue to keep you updated as soon as we receive more information.
