Roll of Honor
Incident
Captain Bishop had stopped a suspect for a traffic violation. Suspect shot Captain Bishop in the head as he wrote traffic citation. He was found a few hours later by a passing motorist slumped over the steering wheel of his cruiser. He was flown to a local hospital where he was pronounced dead. Captain Bishop was a well known drug interdiction officer in the State of Georgia, who had set state records on drug seizures.
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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Captain Bishop gave the Villa Rica Police Department 12 years.
Thank you for your service to the Villa Rica community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Captain Bishop.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Service Record
Incident Details
Captain Robbie Edward Bishop is one of 1 officers killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 0% of all 97,772 officers honored here.
In GA, 549 of 905 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 60.7% of this state's fallen. That is 60.7 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.
At Villa Rica Police Department, 2 of 2 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 100% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Robbie Edward Bishop's cause is highlighted.
How Robbie Edward Bishop Compares
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Robbie Edward Bishop is highlighted in Jan.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths.
Incident Location
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