DOTHAN/HOUSTON COUNTY: MIDLAND CITY/DALE COUNTY: 3:00 AM In the early morning hours, about 3:00 AM, Dothan 911 dispatched Dothan Police to a vehicle that was parked at a stop sign on West Powell Street in Dothan near Herring Street.
On arrival Dothan Police Patrol found the person unresponsive and not breathing. Dothan Police Patrol immediately pulled the person from the vehicle and officers began CPR as Dothan Fire and Pilcher Ambulance Service was responding.
The person was pronounced dead on the scene. Houston County Coroner Robert Byrd was requested as was Dothan Police Criminal Invesigation Division. 20th Judicial Circuit District Attorney Russ Goodman ordered the body sent to Alabama Department of Forensic Sciences for post mortem examination.
Dothan Police is in charge of the investigation.
IN MIDLAND CITY – DALE COUNTY: 04:20 AM Ozark – Dale County 911 dispatched Midland City Police Department, ECHO Rescue, and Dale County Sheriff Deputies tothe 4100 block of East Highway 134 in Midland City. The call was a 37 year old female subject not breathing and in responsive, and cold to touch.
On arrival the female was found to be deceased. Dale County Coroner John Cawley was notified and responded to the scene.
33rd Judicial CIrcuit District Attorney Kirke Adams has ordered a post mortem examination.
The investigation is being conducted jointly by Midland City Police Department and Dale County Sheriff Department.
NOTE: Two Coroners, calls within 1 hour of each other, in the early morning hours, one in Houston County and one in Dale County.
