Woman found dead in grassy lot in Bessemer was fatally mauled by dogs
A woman found dead in a grassy lot in Bessemer was fatally mauled by dogs, authorities announced Friday morning.
The Jefferson County Coroner’s Office identified the victim as Delores M. Musgrove. She was 50 and lived in Adger.
Bessemer police responded just before 7 a.m. Thursday to a report of a person down in the 100 block of Martin Street.
Det. Justin Burmeister said officers arrived to find the woman in a grass lot. She was pronounced dead on the scene at 7:28 a.m.
Chief Deputy Coroner Bill Yates said Musgrove was attacked by multiple dogs.
Musgrove is at least the second person in Alabama killed in a dog attack this week, and the fourth this year.
On Tuesday, a 7-year-old boy was killed in an attack on the property where he lived in Chilton County. In that case, the owner surrendered nine dogs to Chilton County Animal Control where they were euthanized.
The breeds of those nine dogs included Shepherd mix, Pit Bull Terrier mix, Lab mix and Hound mix. Six of the dogs were 6 months old and the other ages ranged from 1 to 3.
In March, 6-month Ember Southard was killed in a dog attack inside an Alabaster home.
The attack happened in the yard and on the property of the dogs’ owners. The victim had gone to the residence to feed the dogs for the owner, who was out of town.
Musgrove’s death remains under investigation. Anyone with information is asked to call Bessemer police at 205-425-2411, the Tip Line at 205-428-3541 or Crime Stoppers at 205-254-7777.
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