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Amy Bishop Could Face Death Penalty In Alabama Shooting Case

A Braintree native accused of shooting several colleagues at the University of Alabama in Huntsville could face the death penalty.

Prosecutors say they'll seek capital punishment in the trial of Amy Bishop, who allegedly killed three professors and wounded three others during a faculty meeting last year.

Bishop was indicted on murder charges in Massachusetts last year, for the 1986 shooting death of her brother, Seth.

This program aired on May 26, 2011. The audio for this program is not available.

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