A 35-year old woman was discovered dead after a dog attack in Brooks County.
Multi-Victim Attack
Quitman, GA - On Thursday evening, two children were injured after being attacked by a pack of dogs. Their mother was found dead at the scene. Brooks County Sheriff’s Office deputies were dispatched to 2317 Webster Road for a report of children being attacked by a dog. Arriving deputies encountered multiple aggressive dogs on the property. The children had already been transported to a hospital by a private citizen. Deputies then located the body of their mother, 35-year old Courtney Williams.
WALB reports the attack occurred on Webster Road at a bus stop behind the Brooks County Middle School. The Georgia Bureau of Investigation is leading the investigation and is conducting an autopsy to determine the cause of death. The victim's sister-in-law announced her death on Facebook. "My brother’s wife Courtney Williams Cox passed away yesterday, the neighbors dogs attacked her and the kids." Her son "didn't get away fast enough." He was "hurt pretty bad," but is doing better now.
(News release) "On Thursday, May 9, 2024, at approximately 4:45 p.m., deputies with the Brooks County Sheriff’s Office responded to 2317 Webster Road, Quitman, Georgia for a complaint of multiples juveniles being attacked by a dog.
When deputies arrived, they encountered several aggressive dogs on the property. It was determined the juveniles had already been transported to a local hospital by a private citizen. Deputies subsequently located the body of Courtney Williams, white female, 35 years of age, in the yard of the residence. The Brooks County Sheriff’s Office then requested the GBI to assist with the death investigation. GBI agents and a crime scene specialist responded to begin processing the scene and conduct interviews.
Evidence collected from scene will undergo further analysis to assist investigators with this case. An autopsy will be performed by the GBI Medical Examiner’s Office to determine the cause and manner of death." - Georgia Bureau of Investigation
The area of the attack shows a camper inside of a meadow with lovely trees. The yellow police tape is strewn around some of these trees. No fences are seen. It is unknown how close by the owner of the dogs lived. Residents who spoke to WALB said the county has no animal control agency. A Facebook group, Brooks County Animal Advocates, states its mission is to "establish a county animal shelter that will benefit our community." Many stray and abandoned pit bull-type dogs are seen on the page.
A relative of the victim stated on Facebook, "I tell you my family is going through it, 2 deaths in less than 13 hours apart from each other. My family is still grieving over my aunt that passed away on March 19, 2024. And now my 2 cousins." No information about the dogs' owner was released, or the breeds or number of dogs involved. According to CrimeGrade.org, the location of the multi-victim dog attack in Brooks County, Georgia is designated "Red," indicating a high rate of animal cruelty.
As we prepared this post, Brooks County Animal Advocates posted about this attack. "It is an absolute shame, now more than ever, that Brooks County, Georgia does not have any type of animal control," the group states. "This residence in particular has been on Brooks County and the City Animal Shelter's radar for quite some time. Many community members have notified the County and City shelter, several times, about the dogs at this residence with no effort to fix the problem."1
Courtney Williams Cox, 35, was found dead after a dog attack in Brooks County, Georgia.
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What is the rationale behind letting a pack of thirteen dogs exist
anywhere in the USA? If some of the dogs were young puppies, I would be more tolerant of this nonsense. It’s pathetic that a young woman lost her life but amazing the children were not also killed.
I would think that not having any animal control is stupid. Maybe this tragedy will cause change. I hope the owner of these dogs is prosecuted for causing the woman’s death. I’d love to know the breeds of dogs
involved. How could anyone fight off thirteen dogs? The dogs were likely hungry, as feeding that number of dogs is not cheap.
We don’t have any details about the ages of the dogs—just that the owner was not a “breeder.” He may have been a dog “collector,” taking in strays and no spay/neuter. It doesn’t take long for that to become 13 dogs. We see these cases in the south/southeast the most, in rural counties, where there are often no dog or animal limitations and no leash laws. She was only 35. https://www.facebook.com/courtneyjosh.cox/photos
May Courtney rest in pace I wonder if she died protecting her babies.are the dogs pitbull gs huskies Rottweiler.let said they’re pitbull how did the owner get ahold of the dogs wouldn’t people called for noise complaints and if the cops come wouldn’t they take the pets away because he got too many isn’t considered animal abuse.
All too often in this country having an ACO is just a spot on the municipal payroll for some “Bagdad Bob” of a doggie activist to appear before the cameras and get their name in print- highlighting their own contribution to the cause whenever they sense their work deserves recognition.
Don’t expect them to do the right thing when it comes to making dog owners more responsible. If they were driving test examiners, they would be handing out DL’s to the blind, since they prescribe to a “No Fail” policy as a course of rights. And when the new blind driver has a head-on on the interstate resulting in multiple fatalities…not their responsibility. Just an accident.
My kids went to that school… That’s Brooks County not quitman city limits so they won’t do anything with the animal shelter they have there. I had multiple problems with pit bulls in that county and you have to just handle it yourself. It’s a shame that anybody would die from dog attacks in America in 2024. It’s totally unacceptable. I hope they kill every one of the dogs and I hope the owner of the dogs are found and held liable. If not found The dogs will do it again. They didn’t mention do anything to the dogs what they said they arrived and there were aggressive dogs. Time to stop baby and pitbulls and pit crosses and whatever stray dogs. Human life comes before dogs When will people start acting like that?
Such a horrible tragedy. This county has skirted around their responsibility for their residents for years. Hopefully this tragedy will help the commissioners address this need and come into the present with ordinances and animal control. As always, I pray for the family during this tragedy
The victim’s sister-in-law posted an update about the boy who was badly injured by the dogs. One of the kids flagged down a man in a truck. “The man helped fight the dogs off and manage to get the kids in his truck to hospital this man which we don’t know his name…” https://www.facebook.com/crystal.cox.5836/posts/pfbid02xfH2nPK5qibR96svdE5vFZTiFcAeqsv89eKqGHnyKUXPLqRcBwqEcrKTZbfHGv2kl