Retired St. Louis Police Captain Killed Amid Protests, Violence
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Retired St. Louis police captain killed by looters while trying to protect friend's shopA 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...
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Widow: Retired police captain died protecting friend’s storeST. LOUIS (AP) — A retired police captain who died during a night of violent protests was trying to protect his friend’s pawn shop, his widow said.
David Dorn’s last moments were caught on video and apparently posted on Facebook Live, though the video has since been taken down. He was killed by people who had broken into Lee’s Pawn & Jewelry, and his body found on the sidewalk at about 2:30 a.m. Tuesday. No arrests have been made.
His death came on a violent night in St. Louis, where...
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Retired Police Captain Was Murdered While Protecting His Friend’s Pawn Shop During Riots, Widow SaysRetired St. Louis police captain David Dorn was trying to defend his friend’s pawn shop Monday night as the city continued to devolve into chaos.
In video that has since been removed, Dorn, 77, can be seen defending the business during his last moments of life. Dorn was killed by looters and rioters who broke into Lee’s Pawn & Jewelry; his body was found on the sidewalk outside around 2:30 a.m. Tuesday. The Associated Press reported that no arrests have been made in the case so far.
Dorn’s wife, St....
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