Overview

• Deputies answered a 3 a.m. Tuesday call on Mack's Way in Oneonta and found three people injured, including 61-year-old Sandra Wolfe Schaefer.
• Investigators report the dog first mauled its caretaker of more than a month, prompting Schaefer and her husband to try to pull it off.
• A fourth person shot and killed the dog to stop the attack, and all three victims were hospitalized with severe injuries.
• The animal tested negative for rabies and had no known history of aggression under the sitter, and authorities say no criminal charges are expected.
• The owner was not present because he is being held in the Jefferson County Jail, and the fatality is among several deadly dog attacks reported in Alabama this year.