HUNTSVILLE, AL -- Former Guntersville Police Officer Tommy Bishop, who was shot while answering a domestic disturbance call in 1993, died Friday morning at Marshall Medical Center North.
An officer at Guntersville some 5 years, the Arab resident previously worked with the Marshall County Sheriff's Department.
Cecil Eugene Looney, now 43, who had also shot his wife at the time of the incident, shot Bishop in the spine, just below his protective vest, paralyzing him below the waist. His son, Arab City Councilman Brian Bishop, spoke just last month at a parole hearing for Looney before the Alabama Board of Pardons and Paroles.
Bishop said his father had suffered multiple medical problems as a result of the shooting and went to UAB for treatment at least once a month since the incident. Bedridden for several years, Bishop spent the last year of his life in an Albertville nursing home.
Brian Bishop said Friday his father's death "is a bitter pill to swallow." Looney, originally sentenced to 70 years in prison for shooting Bishop and another 10 years for shooting his wife, was denied parole. The parole board said he won't be eligible for parole consideration again until December 2014.
Bishop's funeral service will be Sunday, 2 p.m., at Arab Heritage Memorial Chapel with burial at Arab Memorial Cemetery. Visitation is Saturday night from 6-8pm.
The Huntsville Times 1/4/2010
An officer at Guntersville some 5 years, the Arab resident previously worked with the Marshall County Sheriff's Department.
Cecil Eugene Looney, now 43, who had also shot his wife at the time of the incident, shot Bishop in the spine, just below his protective vest, paralyzing him below the waist. His son, Arab City Councilman Brian Bishop, spoke just last month at a parole hearing for Looney before the Alabama Board of Pardons and Paroles.
Bishop said his father had suffered multiple medical problems as a result of the shooting and went to UAB for treatment at least once a month since the incident. Bedridden for several years, Bishop spent the last year of his life in an Albertville nursing home.
Brian Bishop said Friday his father's death "is a bitter pill to swallow." Looney, originally sentenced to 70 years in prison for shooting Bishop and another 10 years for shooting his wife, was denied parole. The parole board said he won't be eligible for parole consideration again until December 2014.
Bishop's funeral service will be Sunday, 2 p.m., at Arab Heritage Memorial Chapel with burial at Arab Memorial Cemetery. Visitation is Saturday night from 6-8pm.
The Huntsville Times 1/4/2010
HUNTSVILLE, AL -- Former Guntersville Police Officer Tommy Bishop, who was shot while answering a domestic disturbance call in 1993, died Friday morning at Marshall Medical Center North.
An officer at Guntersville some 5 years, the Arab resident previously worked with the Marshall County Sheriff's Department.
Cecil Eugene Looney, now 43, who had also shot his wife at the time of the incident, shot Bishop in the spine, just below his protective vest, paralyzing him below the waist. His son, Arab City Councilman Brian Bishop, spoke just last month at a parole hearing for Looney before the Alabama Board of Pardons and Paroles.
Bishop said his father had suffered multiple medical problems as a result of the shooting and went to UAB for treatment at least once a month since the incident. Bedridden for several years, Bishop spent the last year of his life in an Albertville nursing home.
Brian Bishop said Friday his father's death "is a bitter pill to swallow." Looney, originally sentenced to 70 years in prison for shooting Bishop and another 10 years for shooting his wife, was denied parole. The parole board said he won't be eligible for parole consideration again until December 2014.
Bishop's funeral service will be Sunday, 2 p.m., at Arab Heritage Memorial Chapel with burial at Arab Memorial Cemetery. Visitation is Saturday night from 6-8pm.
The Huntsville Times 1/4/2010
An officer at Guntersville some 5 years, the Arab resident previously worked with the Marshall County Sheriff's Department.
Cecil Eugene Looney, now 43, who had also shot his wife at the time of the incident, shot Bishop in the spine, just below his protective vest, paralyzing him below the waist. His son, Arab City Councilman Brian Bishop, spoke just last month at a parole hearing for Looney before the Alabama Board of Pardons and Paroles.
Bishop said his father had suffered multiple medical problems as a result of the shooting and went to UAB for treatment at least once a month since the incident. Bedridden for several years, Bishop spent the last year of his life in an Albertville nursing home.
Brian Bishop said Friday his father's death "is a bitter pill to swallow." Looney, originally sentenced to 70 years in prison for shooting Bishop and another 10 years for shooting his wife, was denied parole. The parole board said he won't be eligible for parole consideration again until December 2014.
Bishop's funeral service will be Sunday, 2 p.m., at Arab Heritage Memorial Chapel with burial at Arab Memorial Cemetery. Visitation is Saturday night from 6-8pm.
The Huntsville Times 1/4/2010
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