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Amy Bishop?s Parents Maintain that Fatal 1986 Massachusetts Shooting of Her Brother was an Accident

By Altman & Altman

Amy Bishop?s parents say that they will cooperate in the judicial inquest into the 1986 Braintree, Massachusetts fatal shooting of their son. However, they are adamant that Bishop shot him accidentally. Bishop, a 45-year-old University of Alabama Biology professor, is now charged with the fatal shooting deaths of three university staff members on February 12. Following this month?s incident, Norfolk District Attorney William R. Keating initiated the inquest. In 1986, Bishop, then 21, fatally shot her brother Seth, 18, with a 12-guage shotgun. Afterwards, she was accused of pointing a shotgun at two people at a car dealership where she demanded a car. Bishop was not charged with any crimes even though Keating says that Bishop could have been charged with carrying a dangerous weapon, assault with a dangerous weapon, and unlawful possession of ammunition...continue to full post

Full post as published by Boston Criminal lawyer Blog on February 28, 2010 (boomark / email).