Brian John Bishop

Died

27 August 1984

Age

Rank

Acting Sergeant

Force

Essex Police

Cause

Homicide - Shot

Duty Status

On Duty

Circumstances

Brian Bishop, a member of the Essex Police tactical firearms group, was called here to await the return of an armed robber to collect stolen money which he had hidden following post office raids in Walton and Frinton. Brian challenged the suspect who immediately opened fire causing extensive head injuries from which Brian subsequently died. A man was convicted of his murder.

Died five days after being shot and fatally wounded in Frinton-on-Sea, Essex, when he challenged a suspect for whom he had been waiting to collect the stolen money the man had hidden following a series of raids on post offices in the area. PC Bishop was a member of the Essex Police Tactical Firearms Group.