Amy Bishop gets life in prison for Ala. Univ. shooting

Amy Bishop, a former University of Alabama at Huntsville professor, pleaded guilty Tuesday, Sept 11, 2012 to fatally shooting three colleagues and wounding three others during a faculty meeting in 2010, court officials said. This police booking photograph released by the Huntsville (Ala.) Police Dept., on Saturday, Feb. 13, 2010, shows Bishop who was charged with capital murder. Bishop was sentenced to life in prison on September 24, 2012.

Amy Bishop is taken into custody by Huntsville, Ala. police Friday, Feb 12, 2010 in connection with fatal shootings on the University of Alabama in Huntsville campus in the Shelby Center in Huntsville, Ala.

Amy Bishop is detained by Huntsville, Ala. police, Friday, Feb 12, 2010, on the University of Alabama in Huntsville campus in Huntsville, Ala. A woman opened fire during a biology faculty meeting at the University of Alabama's Huntsville campus Friday, killing three people and injuring three others, officials said. A man was also being detained.

Amy Bishop allegedly opened fire during a biology faculty meeting at the University of Alabama's Huntsville campus Friday, Feb 12, 2010, killing three people and injuring three others, officials said. She is seen here on the University's Web site.

In this undated photo released Monday, Feb. 15, 2010, by the University of Alabama-Huntsville, Gopi K. Podila, the chairman of the Department of Biological Sciences is shown. Podila was gunned down at a university faculty meeting Friday, Feb. 12 at the University of Alabama in Huntsville, Ala.

In this undated photo released Monday, Feb. 15, 2010, by the University of Alabama-Huntsville, Gopi K. Podila, the chairman of the Department of Biological Sciences is shown. Podila was gunned down at a university faculty meeting Friday, Feb. 12 at the University of Alabama in Huntsville, Ala.

In this undated photo released Monday, Feb. 15, 2010, by the University of Alabama-Huntsville, faculty member Adriel Johnson is shown. Johnson Davis was gunned down at a university faculty meeting Friday, Feb. 12 at the University of Alabama in Huntsville, Ala.

In this undated photo released Monday, Feb. 15, 2010, by the University of Alabama-Huntsville, faculty member Maria Ragland Davis is shown. Davis was gunned down at a university faculty meeting Friday, Feb. 12 at the University of Alabama in Huntsville, Ala.

In this undated photo released Monday, Feb. 15, 2010, by the University of Alabama-Huntsville, Luis Cruz-Vera is shown. Cruz-Vera was wounded during a shooting at a university faculty meeting Friday, Feb. 12 at the University of Alabama in Huntsville, Ala.

In this undated photo released Monday, Feb. 15, 2010, by the University of Alabama-Huntsville, faculty member Joseph Leahy is shown. Leahy was wounded during a shooting at a university faculty meeting Friday, Feb. 12 at the University of Alabama in Huntsville, Ala.

Law enforcement and paramedics respond to the University of Alabama, Friday, Feb. 12, 2010, in Huntsville, Ala. A woman opened fire in a biology faculty meeting at the University of Alabama's Huntsville campus Friday, killing three people and injuring three others, two of them critically, officials said.

Police block off area around the Shelby Center on the campus of the University of Alabama in Huntsville where suspect, Amy Bishop, killed three fellow faculty on Friday, Feb. 12, 2010, in Huntsville, Ala.

University of Alabama president David Williams briefs the media about the shooting during a news conference on the campus of the University of Alabama in Huntsville on Friday, Feb. 12, 2010, in Huntsville, Ala.

Two shooting victims are taken from the Shelby Center on the campus of the University of Alabama to an ambulance after multiple people were shot in Huntsville, Ala, Friday Feb. 12, 2010. Officials at the University of Alabama's Huntsville campus say three people have been killed and another injured in a campus shooting.

Shooting victims are wheeled out of the Shelby Center at the University of Alabama in Huntsville, Ala. Friday Feb 12, 2010. A woman opened fire during a biology faculty meeting at the University of Alabama's Huntsville campus Friday, killing three faculty members and injuring two other faculty members and a staff member.

S.W.A.T. team members clear roof of Shelby Center at the University of Alabama in Huntsville, Ala., Friday, Feb. 12, 2010. A woman opened fire during a biology faculty meeting at the University of Alabama's Huntsville campus Friday, killing three faculty members and injuring two other faculty members and a staff member.

Paramedics rush a shooting victim out of the Shelby Center at the University of Alabama campus, Friday, Feb. 12, 2010 in Huntsville, Ala.. A woman opened fire during a biology faculty meeting at the University of Alabama's Huntsville campus Friday, killing three faculty members and injuring two other faculty members and a staff member.

Police surround the Shelby Center at University of Alabama in Huntsville, Ala. after a shooting Friday, Feb. 12, 2010. A woman opened fire during a biology faculty meeting at the University of Alabama's Huntsville campus Friday, killing three faculty members and injuring two other faculty members and a staff member.

Police respond to the scene of a shooting Friday, Feb. 12, 2010, at the University of Alabama in Huntsville, Ala. A woman opened fire in a biology faculty meeting at the University of Alabama's Huntsville campus Friday, killing three people and injuring three others, two of them critically, officials said.

Flowers left by students sit in front of the Shelby Center on the campus of the University of Alabama in Huntsville on Saturday, Feb. 13, 2010, in Huntsville, Ala. Authorities say an Alabama biology professor accused of fatally shooting three colleagues at a faculty meeting was captured only minutes after the gunfire, sparing further bloodshed.

Katherine Clifton writes a note on the sidewalk on Saturday, Feb. 13, 2010, at the University of Alabama's Huntsville campus where three of her professors were killed on Friday, in Huntsville, Ala. Authorities say an Alabama biology professor accused of fatally shooting three colleagues at a faculty meeting was captured only minutes after the gunfire, sparing further bloodshed.

Brandon Doss, left, comforts Kourtney Lattimore as they mourn the loss of three professors in front of the Shelby Center on the campus of the University of Alabama in Huntsville on Saturday, Feb. 13, 2010, in Huntsville, Ala. Authorities say an Alabama biology professor accused of fatally shooting three colleagues at a faculty meeting was captured only minutes after the gunfire, sparing further bloodshed.

Kourtney Lattimore, Brandon Doss and Katherine Clifton, left to right, watch as Lauren Breeden places flowers in front of the Shelby Center on the campus of the University of Alabama in Huntsville on Saturday, Feb. 13, 2010, in Huntsville, Ala. Authorities say an Alabama biology professor accused of fatally shooting three colleagues at a faculty meeting was captured only minutes after the gunfire, sparing further bloodshed.

Kristina Liddle, a junior at UAH, leaves a bouquet of flowers at a UAH monument next to the University Center where a service was held to mourn the three faculty slain, and three others wounded last last Friday during a shooting at University of Alabama in Huntsville, Ala., Sunday, Feb. 14, 2010.

Brandon Doss and Kourtney Lattimore, right to left, watch as Lauren Breeden and Katherine Clifton write messages on the sidewalk in front of the Shelby Center on the campus of the University of Alabama in Huntsville on Saturday, Feb. 13, 2010, in Huntsville, Ala. Authorities say an Alabama biology professor accused of fatally shooting three colleagues at a faculty meeting was captured only minutes after the gunfire, sparing further bloodshed.

Chancelor of University Alabama system Malcolm Portera briefs the media about the shooting during a news conference on the campus of the University of Alabama in Huntsville on Friday, Feb. 12, 2010, in Huntsville, Ala.

Huntsville Chief of Police Henry Reyes speaks at a late night news conference following a shooting on the University of Alabama's Huntsville campus which resulted in three fatalities. Friday, Feb 12, 2010 in Huntsville, Ala. A biology professor at the University of Alabama's Huntsville campus was charged with murder late Friday in the shooting deaths of three fellow biology professors at the campus.

Students, faculty, and others leave after meeting to remember and mourn the three faculty slain, and three others wounded last last Friday during a shooting at University of Alabama in Huntsville, Ala., Sunday, Feb. 14, 2010.

Lauren Breeden writes a note on the sidewalk on Saturday, Feb. 13, 2010, at the University of Alabama's Huntsville campus where three professors were killed on Friday, in Huntsville, Ala. Authorities say an Alabama biology professor accused of fatally shooting three colleagues at a faculty meeting was captured only minutes after the gunfire, sparing further bloodshed.

Huntsville Chief of Police Henry Reyes speaks at a late night news conference following a shooting on the University of Alabama's Huntsville campus which resulted in three fatalities. Friday, Feb 12, 2010 in Huntsville, Ala. A biology professor at the University of Alabama's Huntsville campus was charged with murder late Friday in the shooting deaths of three fellow biology professors at the campus.

University of Alabama Huntsville's President David Williams speaks at a late night press conference following a shooting on campus which resulted in three fatalities Friday, Feb 12, 2010 in Huntsville, Ala. A biology professor at the University of Alabama's Huntsville campus was charged with murder late Friday in the shooting deaths of three fellow biology professors at the campus.

Braintree Chief of Police, Paul Frazier points to the police log from Dec. 6, 1986, the only remaining document regarding the Amy Bishop's accidental fatal shooting of her brother, Seth Bishop during a news conference at Braintree Police Headquarters on Saturday Feb. 13, 2010 in Braintree, Mass. Bishop, is a professor accused of killing three colleagues during a faculty meeting Friday, at the University of Alabama in Huntsville.

University of Alabama spokesman Ray Garner speaks with members of the media during a news conference on the campus of the University of Alabama in Huntsville on Saturday, Feb. 13, 2010, in Huntsville, Ala. Garner said Saturday that the professor, Amy Bishop, accused of fatally shooting three colleagues at a faculty meeting, had been informed months ago that she would not be granted tenure. He said the faculty meeting where she is accused of gunning down colleagues was not called to discuss tenure.

Chuck Gailes, chief of campus police at the University of Alabama at Huntsville, answers questions during a news conference on Saturday, Feb. 13, 2010, in Huntsville, Ala. University spokesman Ray Garner said Saturday that the professor, Amy Bishop, had been informed months ago that she would not be granted tenure. He said the faculty meeting where she is accused of gunning down colleagues was not called to discuss tenure.

Madison County District Attorney Rob Broussard speaks at a news conference on the campus of the University of Alabama in Huntsville on Saturday, Feb. 13, 2010, in Huntsville, Ala. University spokesman Ray Garner said Saturday that professor Amy Bishop, accused of fatally shooting three colleagues at a faculty meeting, had been informed months ago that she would not be granted tenure. He said the faculty meeting where she is accused of gunning down colleagues was not called to discuss tenure.