Father’s Day Murder in Foley

By Debbie Williams Reporter

Police say a man shot and killed his wife and one of the couple's son's saw it happen. Father’s Day Murder in Foley

Published: Mon, June 16, 2008 - 4:32 pm

Debbie Williams

When police arrived at a house just east of Foley, David Mumford, also known as Don Welsh, came out bloodied and with his hands in the air. His wife, Terri Welsh had been shot to death inside the home.
"I knew something was wrong when I heard all the commotion back there and I went out my back door." Ellamae Lovelady lives across from the house. Once she heard what had happened, she says she wasn't surprised. "He was very verbally abusive with her used bad language and a lot of yelling over there."
Neighbors say Mumford spent Father's Day fishing with his youngest son. When he came home he left the boy in the truck, went inside and shot the boys mother the big question now is, why?
"I believe he said he just lost his temper and started shooting at her." Foley Police Chief David Wilson says Welsh had planned to leave her husband. She locked him out of the house, but he kicked in the door, grabbed a gun and started shooting. She ran into another room where their older son was playing a computer game. "The 14 year old son got up and kicked the gun out of his Dad's hand, which stopped the shooting but he'd already fatally wounded her. The Dad then attacked the son."
"What we do now is pray for those boys." Billy Nale is the family's pastor at First Baptist Church in Foley. "This is a scene they will never forget. All we can do is just ask God to put an extra measure of his grace upon these boys and upon this family."
"Anyone that's had any contact with the kids the only way I can describe that is they are devastated."
Wilson says Mumford has shown no remorse. He is in the Baldwin County Jail charged with murder.
The two children are staying with their older brother. This is the first murder of the year in Foley.

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ringo Says:

Tue, Jun 17, 2008 at 4:03 pm

Me and My Husband know this family, as far as mr walsh, yes he was always abusive to her. you never seen her alone, without him. As far as those kids, I hope and pry that none of this kind of behavior follows them in life. I pray for those childern. I praise the the older brother for stepping up and taking those other two. And as far as just leaveing a abusvie marriage, it is not that easy to do, you really have to watch what you do and how you do it. The sad thing in all of this is that those kids lost both parents in one day, because of one got mad. Please pray for this family and I wish the kids the best.

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uamags Says:

Tue, Jun 17, 2008 at 11:40 am

you obviously do not know anyone who has been in an abusive relationship and that includes marriage. It is not as easy as it seems to just leave, it should be easy but it is not. I was in an abusive relationship and granted it was only verbal, it’s not easy to just leave b/c an abuser has so much “power.“ people still think it is just as simple as get up and go. I feel awful that this has happened and hope others that are in this situation find some way to get out before anything like this happens again.

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Mercedes Says:

Tue, Jun 17, 2008 at 11:12 am

Lessons Learned – It’s really sad when the neighbor says “Once I heard what had happened, I wasn’t surprised. He was very verbally abusive with her…“ Here is the lesson: If you live with an A-hole, don’t have a gun in the house! If your husband, son, mother, father is nuts throw the guns into the river, whatever. You may be saving your or your childrens’ lives. Better yet, if you live with an abusive husband, LEAVE! Ask the person you know the least for help and you will be surprised how people want to help those that wish to help themselves, and expect nothing in return, REALLY!

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