| LOUDON COUNTY SHERIFF INVESTIGATORS RELEASE DETAILS
ON HOMICIDE, SEEKING PUBLICS HELP IN IDENTITY OF VEHICLE OF INTEREST. LENOIR CITY, TENNESSEE - LCSO Investigators are releasing additional details regarding last weeks murder on Shaw Ferry Road North in Northern Loudon County.
"We continue to work tirelessly
and around the clock to bring the party, or parties, responsible for the
murder of a U.S. Soldier to justice, and to provide the Bishop family
with some form of closure", said Sheriff Tim Guider. "Jacob Bishop was a
father of two, and one of our Nation's guardians." The 35 year old had
just returned home a few months ago after serving a year long deployment
to Poland with the Tennessee Army National Guard. Bishop, whose body was
discovered in the early morning hours of October 1 by his mother, was
physically bound and shot multiple times. LCSO Investigators immediately
launched a murder investigation. "We have been pursuing multiple leads,
spending countless hours around the clock, in our search for clues that
we need to lead us to the party or parties responsible for the tragic
killing of another", said Guider. LCSO Investigators are
seeking information on a vehicle of interest in the case. Witnesses have
confirmed seeing a white SUV in the area several days leading up to the
murder and leaving the area on the day of the murder. LCSO Authorities
continue to remind the public that this crime is believed to be an
isolated event and is not thought to be a random killing. Although a
suspected isolated crime, the suspect, or suspects, should be considered
armed and dangerous given the specifics of the murder. If anyone has any information regarding the victim, his associates, or the vehicle of interest, they are encouraged to call the Loudon County Sheriff's Office at (865) 986-4823. |