James Bishop

Deadly force

Police responded to a disturbance at a home and were informed that James Bishop was armed with an aluminum baseball bat and had threatened to kill his mother, who was barricaded in her bedroom. Two officers entered the home and Bishop advanced on them with the bat. One officer tasered Bishop to no effect and was struck by the bat. The second officer opened fire, killed Bishop. Both officers cleared of wrongdoing by DA. Bishop had a history of mental illness.