Guntersville Police Department, Alabama
End of Watch: Friday, January 1, 2010
Age: 63
Tour of Duty: 5 years
Badge Number: Not available
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Date of Incident: July 16, 1993
Weapon Used: Gun; Unknown type
Suspect Info: Sentenced to 70 years
Police Officer Tommy Bishop succumbed to complications of a gunshot wound sustained 16 years earlier while responding to a domestic disturbance in which a man shot his wife. Officer Bishop was struck by one round below his vest, which hit his spine. The wound caused him to be paralyzed from the waist down.
He continued to suffer severe medical complications before passing away on January 1st, 2010.
The suspect was sentenced to 70 years in prison for the initial shooting.
Officer Bishop had served with the Guntersville Police Department for five years and had previously served with the Marshall County Sheriff's Office. He is buried in Arab Cemetery, Arab, Marshall County, Alabama.