Who was Michele Sheeks? Alabama woman attacked by dogs in April dies after months in hospital

Who was Michele Sheeks? Alabama woman attacked by dogs in April dies after months in hospital
Michele Sheeks died at a hospital from her injuries after being attacked by several dogs in April (GoFundMe)

FRANKLIN, ALABAMA: A woman from Franklin County lost her life on Tuesday, July 12, due to her severe injuries after being attacked by a pack of dogs in April this year. According to a civil complaint filed in June, the victim Michele Sheeks was walking along County Highway 11 in Red Bay, Alabama, when her husband said she was attacked. The incident reportedly took place on April 28. “Unfortunately she never got the chance to leave that hospital,” Michelle’s husband, Wesley told News 19 On Tuesday. 

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Michelle died at the University of Mississippi Medical Center due to complications from her injuries just before 11 pm on Tuesday. "Her condition was serious," Franklin County Sheriff Shannon Oliver told AL.com at the time. The same dogs are also accused of killing Jacqueline Summer Beard, an Alabama Department of Public Health worker, while she was trying to locate the dogs’ owner during a follow-up.