The man's mother believes a person, not animals alone, are to blame for the mauling that killed her son.
“Somebody sicced the dogs on him,” is how Rhonda Whigham suspects her 27-year-old son died on Saturday.
Several mixed-breed dogs attacked Demarcus “Sam” McKenzie outside of a Skipperville, Alabama home, where he had visited acquaintances on several occasions, Whigham told News4.Despite Whigham’s suspicions, Dale County Sheriff Mason Bynum said he saw no evidence of foul play but insists the case is not closed.
“We’re going to cover our bases and talk to some more witnesses,” he said. Bynum anticipates an autopsy scheduled on Tuesday will provide additional information. So massive were McKenzie’s injuries that investigators believed someone had shot him. However, evidence they uncovered, coupled with surveillance video, concluded he died from the attack.As for Whigham, she expressed confidence that Bynum and his deputies would thoroughly investigate the matter.
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