UAH Shooting Tragedy Collection

Collection

Identifier: MC-227

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

This collection contains newspaper clippings, papers, and objects relating to the UAH Shooting Tragedy from 2010.

Dates

Creation: 2010-02-12 - 2013

Conditions Governing Access

This collection is open for research in the Archives & Special Collections reading room. Handling guidelines and use restrictions will be communicated and enforced by archives staff members.

Conditions Governing Use

This material may be protected under U. S. Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S. Code) which governs the making of photocopies or reproductions of copyrighted materials. You may use the digitized material for private study, scholarship, or research. Though the University of Alabama in Huntsville Archives and Special Collections has physical ownership of the material in its collections, in some cases we may not own the copyright to the material. It is the patron's obligation to determine and satisfy copyright restrictions when publishing or otherwise distributing materials found in our collections.

Biographical / Historical

On February 12, 2010, three people were killed and three others were wounded in a shooting at the University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH) during a routine meeting of the biology department. "Amy Bishop, a biology professor at the university, began shooting those nearest her with a Ruger P95 handgun" (Wikipedia). Bishop was later taken into custody. She was "charged with one count of capital murder and three counts of attempted murder. On September 11, 2012, she pleaded guilty to the charges after family members of victims petitioned the judge against use of the death penalty. The jury heard a condensed version of the evidence on September 24, as required by Alabama law. The same day, Bishop was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole" (Wikipedia). The faculy members who were killed include, Dr. Gopi Podila, biology department chair; Dr. Maria Ragland Davis, professor of biotechnology and plant genomics; and Dr. Adriel Johnson, professor of physiology (The Huntsville Times). The faculty members who were wounded include, "Dr. Joseph Leahy, professor of microbiology; Dr. Luis Rogello Cruz-Vera, professor of molecular biology; and Stephanie Monticciolo, biology department assistant (The Huntsville Times). "A memorial service was held at UAH on February 19, 2010, with 3,000 people in attendance" (Wikipedia). Source. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2010_University_of_Alabama_in_Huntsville_shooting.

Extent

2 Linear feet (2 boxes)

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Processing Information

Collections are processed to a variety of levels, depending on the work necessary to make them usable, their perceived research value, the availability of staff, and competing priorities. The library attempts to provide a basic level of preservation and access for all collections as they are acquired and does more extensive processing of higher priority collections as time and resources permit.