{"id":1061,"date":"2019-09-11T18:07:23","date_gmt":"2019-09-11T18:07:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/9thstreetjournal.org\/?page_id=1061"},"modified":"2019-09-11T18:07:23","modified_gmt":"2019-09-11T18:07:23","slug":"in-courtroom-7d-tears-dramatic-videos-and-questions-about-a-homicide-investigation","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/9thstreetjournal.org\/in-courtroom-7d-tears-dramatic-videos-and-questions-about-a-homicide-investigation\/","title":{"rendered":"In Courtroom 7D: Tears, dramatic videos and questions about a homicide investigation"},"content":{"rendered":"
Above, Alexander Bishop cries in Durham County Superior Court as his attorney plays a video of police officers trying to save the life of his father. Photo by Cameron Beach | The 9th Street Journal<\/p>\n
Correction: This story has been updated. An earlier version incorrectly said that Bishop said in his 911 call that he found his father on the floor.<\/em><\/p>\n By Niharika Vattikonda and Erin Williams<\/b><\/p>\n Alexander Bishop wept as the video played on the big screen in Courtroom 7D. It showed police arriving at his Durham home and working feverishly to save the life of William Bishop, his father.<\/span><\/p>\n The dramatic video, recorded by body cameras worn by Durham police officers, was the focus of a hearing Wednesday morning. It showed William Bishop unconscious on the floor as police officers urgently gave him CPR.<\/span><\/p>\n As the video played in court, Alexander Bishop removed his glasses and buried his face in his hands, sobbing.<\/span><\/p>\n Allyn Sharp \u2014 an attorney for Bishop, a 17-year-old boy accused of killing his father \u2014 questioned officers about whether they had followed proper procedures. Judge Orlando F. Hudson Jr. held the hearing to consider Sharp\u2019s motions that contend Bishop was the victim of shoddy police work.<\/span><\/p>\n One of the motions asked the court to sanction prosecutors for failing to provide Bishop\u2019s attorneys with all the search warrants and evidence related to the case. Another asked that investigators return Bishop\u2019s and his mother\u2019s electronic devices that were seized during a search.<\/span><\/p>\n The other two motions sought to dismiss evidence found as a result of search warrants and statements Bishop made when he was first questioned.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n