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Captain

Robbie Edward Bishop

Villa Rica Police Department — Villa Rica, GA

Felonious

End of Watch January 20, 1999

Age 35

Tour of Duty 12 yrs

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 1

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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Tributes

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

Agency

Department Villa Rica Police Department

Location Villa Rica, GA

Platform Identity vrpd.carroll.ga.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch January 20, 1999

Tour of Duty 12 yrs

Age 35

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious

Captain Robbie Edward Bishop is one of 17,623 officers killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 54.2% of all 32,508 officers honored here.

In GA, 548 of 903 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 60.7% of this state's fallen. That is 6.5 percentage points above the national rate of 54.2%.

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.

Villa Rica Police Department

of 2 officers

100% Felonious

GA — Statewide

548

of 903 officers

60.7% Felonious

Nationwide

17,623

of 32,508 officers

54.2% Felonious

National Cause Distribution

How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Robbie Edward Bishop's cause is highlighted.

Felonious

17,623 (54.2%)

Accident

10,088 (31%)

Illness

2,974 (9.1%)

Cardiac

1,306 (4%)

Undetermined

260 (0.8%)

Suicide

256 (0.8%)

vehicular

1 (0%)

How Robbie Edward Bishop Compares

Age at End of Watch

This officer

Avg for Felonious: 39.0 years

Years of Service

This officer

Avg for Felonious: 8.5 years

When Felonious Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Robbie Edward Bishop is highlighted in Jan.

Jan

1,392

Feb

1,295

Mar

1,373

Apr

1,517

May

1,505

Jun

1,443

Jul

1,587

Aug

1,516

Sep

1,553

Oct

1,371

Nov

1,447

Dec

1,624

Weapons Used Against Officers

Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths.

Gun; Unknown type

5,083

Handgun

2,077

Shotgun

922

Officer's handgun

909

Automobile; Alcohol involved

530

Rifle

518

Incident Location

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