Yes, “Unarmed” People Often Deserve To Be Shot

By Bob Owens

Cue the sad violins.

A white police officer is back at work in northeast Mississippi, weeks after a grand jury declined to indict him in the shooting death of a black man who ran from a traffic stop.

City spokeswoman Leesha Faulkner confirmed Wednesday that Tyler Cook is carrying out administrative duties at the Tupelo Police Department.

Antwun “Ronnie” Shumpert died June 18 after police said he ran from a traffic stop and Cook and a police dog found him hiding under a house. An autopsy showed 37-year-old Shumpert was shot four times.

The shooting has prompted multiple protests, and Shumpert’s relatives are seeking $35 million in a federal lawsuit against the city of nearly 35,700 residents

“The family is devastated by this latest slap in the face by the city of Tupelo,” their attorney, Carlos Moore, said in a statement. “He killed an unarmed man who simply ran from a routine traffic stop. Where is the justice?”

“Justice” probably starts with an honest description of what took place on June 18 between Antwun “Ronnie” Shumpert and Tupelo Police Officer Tyler Cook.

Carlos Moore, the family attorney, paints the picture of an unarmed man killed while running away from police.

That statement has only a …Read the Rest

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