UAHuntsville assistant biology professor charged with capital murder (UAHuntsville website / February 13, 2010) |
Dr. Amy Bishop, the suspect in Friday afternoon's shooting inside UAHuntsville's Shelby Building, is in police custody. The 45-year-old biology professor was detained after she allegedly entered a biology department faculty meeting Friday afternoon and opened fire on co-workers. Multiple sources have stated that Dr. Bishop was notified Friday morning she would not be receiving tenure and that this may have served as the catalyst in Friday's tragedy.
Dr. Bishop received her doctorate from Harvard University's Department of Genetics and came to UAHuntsville in the fall of 2003 as an assistant professor of biology. UAHuntsville's website listed her courses taught as:
BYS 313: Anatomy & Physiology 1
BYS 314: Anatomy & Physiology 2
BYS 400/600: Introduction to Neuroscience
Special Topics 691: Mechanisms of resistance to oxidative stress in the CNS
Special Topics 692: Research
She also conducted numerous research projects focused on molecular biology of oxidative stress, neurobiology, neuroengineering and induced adaptive resistance and has been cited in multiple publications.
Dr. Bishop's husband, Jim Anderson, was also taken in for questioning. He is reportedly the owner/chief science officer of Cherokee Labsystems in Huntsville. One online business profile site lists Cherokee Lab Systems as a private company categorized under Telephone Services and located in Huntsville, AL. Current estimates show this company has an annual revenue of $120,000 and employs a staff of approximately 3.
Friday evening, two Huntsville Police cruisers were stationed outside the couple's south Huntsville home. A neighbor, Josh Hudgins, told WHNT NEWS 19 that he saw the couple around 3 p.m. Friday afternoon. Hudgins stated, "I had dropped my daughter off about 2 :30, 3:00... came back around that corner. And, they had some duffel bags sitting on the ground next to their car and the kids were playing in the street looked like they were getting ready to go on a trip maybe."
Shortly after 4 p.m. is when Amy Bishop allegedly walked into the Shelby Center, went to the 3rd floor and started gunning down co-workers in a faculty meeting.
Huntsville Police officers questioned Dr. Bishop for more than 5 hours at the department's south precinct. WHNT NEWS 19 cameras were camped outside the south precinct and captured video of her as officers brought her out. She remarked, "It didn't happen. There's no way." WHNT NEWS 19'S Nick Banaszak asked her, "What about the people who died?" Bishop replied, "There's no way. They're still alive."
Bishop is accused of killing 3 fellow biology professors. But as of Friday night, she had only been charged with one count of capital murder. Bishop could face the death penalty if convicted. Madison County District Attorney Rob Broussard stated during a news conference on Saturday morning that more charges are pending against Bishop.
WHNT NEWS 19 is continuing to track down new information about Dr. Bishop and we will continue to update this story as we confirm more information.
Dr. Bishop received her doctorate from Harvard University's Department of Genetics and came to UAHuntsville in the fall of 2003 as an assistant professor of biology. UAHuntsville's website listed her courses taught as:
BYS 313: Anatomy & Physiology 1
BYS 314: Anatomy & Physiology 2
BYS 400/600: Introduction to Neuroscience
Special Topics 691: Mechanisms of resistance to oxidative stress in the CNS
Special Topics 692: Research
She also conducted numerous research projects focused on molecular biology of oxidative stress, neurobiology, neuroengineering and induced adaptive resistance and has been cited in multiple publications.
Dr. Bishop's husband, Jim Anderson, was also taken in for questioning. He is reportedly the owner/chief science officer of Cherokee Labsystems in Huntsville. One online business profile site lists Cherokee Lab Systems as a private company categorized under Telephone Services and located in Huntsville, AL. Current estimates show this company has an annual revenue of $120,000 and employs a staff of approximately 3.
Friday evening, two Huntsville Police cruisers were stationed outside the couple's south Huntsville home. A neighbor, Josh Hudgins, told WHNT NEWS 19 that he saw the couple around 3 p.m. Friday afternoon. Hudgins stated, "I had dropped my daughter off about 2 :30, 3:00... came back around that corner. And, they had some duffel bags sitting on the ground next to their car and the kids were playing in the street looked like they were getting ready to go on a trip maybe."
Shortly after 4 p.m. is when Amy Bishop allegedly walked into the Shelby Center, went to the 3rd floor and started gunning down co-workers in a faculty meeting.
Huntsville Police officers questioned Dr. Bishop for more than 5 hours at the department's south precinct. WHNT NEWS 19 cameras were camped outside the south precinct and captured video of her as officers brought her out. She remarked, "It didn't happen. There's no way." WHNT NEWS 19'S Nick Banaszak asked her, "What about the people who died?" Bishop replied, "There's no way. They're still alive."
Bishop is accused of killing 3 fellow biology professors. But as of Friday night, she had only been charged with one count of capital murder. Bishop could face the death penalty if convicted. Madison County District Attorney Rob Broussard stated during a news conference on Saturday morning that more charges are pending against Bishop.
WHNT NEWS 19 is continuing to track down new information about Dr. Bishop and we will continue to update this story as we confirm more information.
