TUPELO — A federal judge has sanctioned an attorney who filed a wrongful death lawsuit in the fatal shooting of a Tupelo man by a police officer.
The Clarion-Ledger reports a federal magistrate found attorney Carlos Moore failed to comply with court rules when he didn’t turn over a forensic expert’s analysis requested by Tupelo city attorneys in a timely manner.
Moore represents the family of Ronnie Shumpert, who was fatally shot by Tupelo police officer Tyler Cook in June 2016. A wrongful death suit by Shumpert’s family seeks $35 million from the city.
Moore said he was under “immense stress” last year, largely because he received death threats after suing Gov. Phil Bryant over the Mississippi state flag.
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