Amy Bishop (booking photo)

It is extremely rare to have a woman shooter on campus, and even more rare that the shooter is a professor targeting co-workers.  Professors are there to educate and protect the children/students, not harm others. I spoke with Sgt. Mark Roberts from the Huntsville Police Department this morning.  We spoke in length about the shooting that occurred on Friday, February 12, 2010 on the University of Alabama Huntsville campus involving Professor Amy Bishop. Sgt. Roberts says there was a faculty meeting on campus, and just before 4 p.m. gunfire erupted inside the conference room.  Police were called, and responded to the building within minutes.  They didn’t know at the time where the alleged shooter, Amy Bishop was hiding out, but they eventually found her outside the building and took her into custody.  Sgt. Roberts says investigators on the scene did not immediately find the 9 mm gun that was allegedly used, but later that night authorities located the weapon on the 2^nd floor bathroom inside a garbage can.  Amy Bishop did not have a permit for the gun.  Sadly, three professors died, and three were injured.  Sgt. Roberts says that one of the injured was released from the hospital yesterday, and the other two are still in critical condition.  Bishop had her first 72 hour court hearing yesterday where the charges she is facing were explained to her.  Her next court date is scheduled sometime for the week of Feb. 22^nd.