Dallas police say charges against a former city attorney accused of shooting a father and son inside their financial business are on hold because the accused gunman isn't expected to survive.
Police say Robert Mustard shot himself in the head after shooting the others Monday. The 60-year-old was in intensive care Tuesday.
Police Sr. Cpl. Kevin Janse says aggravated assault charges won't be filed if Mustard dies.
Police say Mustard turned the gun on himself after shooting 66-year-old Richard Smith and 39-year-old Christopher Smith. Richard Smith was shot four times in the legs. His son was shot in the head and neck. Both remained hospitalized but stable Tuesday.
Authorities believe Mustard was upset about financial dealings.
Mustard, who worked for the city of Dallas in the 1980s, received his law degree from Southern Methodist University Dedman School of Law in 1978, according to an SMU spokeswoman.
The State Bar of Texas Web site shows that Mustard was licensed to practice law on May 28, 1979, but that he has since been disbarred.
According to the disciplinary petition in State Bar of Texas v. Mustard, Mustard faced compulsory discipline after his 1985 conviction for bribery, a felony of moral turpitude.
Michelle Lyons, spokeswoman for the Texas Department of Criminal Justice, said Mustard received a 10-year sentence in June 1987 on the bribery conviction. TDCJ received Mustard on Nov. 13, 1987, and he was released on parole on Dec. 4, 1988, Lyons said. She said that TDCJ parole records show that Mustard received executive clemency and a full pardon on Sept. 14, 1990. Bill Clements was governor of Texas at the time.
Editor's note: The above story combines information from The Associated Press with background information from Texas Lawyer's Mary Alice Robbins writing for the newspaper's Tex Parte Blog.
