Dear 911CARES,

I am the Operations Manager for Morgan County 911 in Decatur, Alabama. Early this morning our center received an open 911 line from the residence of one of our night shift dispatchers, Beth Godfrey. Her two young daughters could be heard crying in the background. After responders arrived on the scene they found the bodies of Beth and her husband. It was later determined that her husband had shot her and then himself. The girls were not physically harmed.

As you can imagine our center is in a state of shock. Beth had been a dispatcher with us for 2 years. She had just recently been selected as employee of the quarter for her handling of a 911 call from an elderly resident who had a suspect during a burglary.

Our employees are in need of prayers and messages of support.

Thank you,
Kelly Armor
Operations Manager
Morgan County EMCD
4216 Highway 31 S
Decatur, Al 35603