Prof Accused in Rampage Attempts Suicide

Amy Bishop also charged with murder in brother's 1986 death
By Marie Morris,  Newser Staff
Posted Jun 18, 2010 4:16 PM CDT
Prof Accused in Rampage Attempts Suicide
Amy Bishop, who has been charged with capital murder in the shooting deaths of three faculty members at the University of Alabama in Huntsville.   (AP Photo/Huntsville Police Dept.)

Amy Bishop attempted suicide early today, less than 2 days after learning she's been charged with first-degree murder in the 1986 death of her brother, reports WHNT of Huntsville, Ala. Bishop already faces three charges of capital murder in the February shooting rampage that took the lives of three of her colleagues in the University of Alabama biology department.
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