Retired St. Louis police captain killed by looters while trying to protect friend's shop

A retired St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department captain was shot and killed early Tuesday morning while protecting a friend's pawn shop from looters, according to authorities and the victim's wife.

The retired captain, David Dorn, was responding to an alarm at Lee Pawn and Jewelry Store around 2:30 a.m. when he was shot and killed, police said.

No arrests have been made, and police Chief John Hayden, Jr. said officers are "actively working on identifying suspects."

Crimestoppers has offered a reward of up to $10,000 for information that leads to an arrest.