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Sheriff: Man wanted for fatally shooting girlfriend


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David Bishop and Gabrielle Reece
David Bishop and Gabrielle Reece

Franklin County sheriff's deputies are searching for a man accused of fatally shooting his 19-year-old girlfriend early Sunday.

Sheriff Pat Green said David Bishop, 24, pulled out a gun and began firing inside his home at 609 Fox Ridge Road in Fox Ridge Farms subdivision, south of Louisburg. Bishop then aimed at girlfriend Gabrielle Reece, of Abercrombie Road in Wake Forest, and fired, the sheriff said.

Green said a fight between the couple may have triggered the shooting. He said witnesses told him that Bishop pulled out a gun, pointed it at Reece, and then asked, "Are you scared?" She replied, "No." Bishop then pulled the trigger, Green said.

Jennifer Franco said she and Reece were like sisters growing up.

"We told each other everything. We were always hanging out,” Franco said.

Franco said she tried to warn Reece about Bishop.

"I was like, 'Gabbi, what are you doing? Do you really like this guy?' And she was like, 'Yeah, he is cool,'” Franco said. "I was like, 'You need to make better decisions about who you hang out with, because some day you are going to regret it.'"

"He (Bishop) seemed like kind of a violent person (and) that it takes very little to tick him off,” said Steven Preddy, Reece's friend.

Preddy said he met Bishop through Reece at a bar. He said Bishop accused him of flirting with Reece.

"Ten to 15 minutes later, he blew up at me. I could tell he had been drinking,” Preddy said.

Bishop fled the scene of the shooting early Sunday and is still on the run, Green said.

After the shooting, deputies took Christopher Rose, 21, of 1704 S. Main St. in Wake Forest, into custody. He was charged with accessory after the fact to murder. When deputies arrived at the scene, they found Rose putting Reece's body in a trash bag in an attempt to dispose of it, Green said.

Bishop was on probation following a March arrest for carrying a concealed weapon. He was arrested again last month for causing damage to personal property and was released on bond, the sheriff said.

RELATED TOPICS: Wake Forest, Franklin County

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mtn121, Thank you for your comments, and I am also sorry for your families loss.. I will be praying for peace for you and your family. I think you post is important to remind those blogging here that you are anonymous, but your opinions can be hurtful, and you really shouldn't say anything that you wouldn't say to someones face. There is someone hurting on the other end. Some people can get pretty ugly when they think no one knows who they are.

mtn.121, sorry for your loss. There are no words, only time can heal your wounds. I hate that people in our society have been so cruel to your family. It's not their fault. It's his fault..and by the way world, why was someone with his background allowed to be a law enforcement officer?

A short time ago David Bishop turned himself in. GOOD!!

mtn- good post. In the end, it was up to her to leave. You could have told her till you were red in the face but ultimately it was her decision.

The guy was going to prision so I guess he figured no one would have her. I hope they shoot him. She was such an attractive gal. Patriot1

I seriously doubt he was going to prison for a CCW and Damage to Property Charge. His probation was probably unsupervised, so therefore he had no Probation Officer assigned to him. I am pretty sure he is going to prison now! For a long long time!!

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