Murder of David Dorn
On June 2, 2020, David Dorn, a 77-year-old retired police captain, was fatally shot after interrupting the burglary of a pawn shop in The Ville, St.[9] The shooter, Stephan Cannon, a 24-year-old Black man from Glasgow Village, Missouri,[10] was charged with first-degree murder, three counts of armed criminal action, robbery, burglary, stealing and unlawful possession of a weapon.[10] An additional suspect, Mark Jackson, an African-American male, was charged with second-degree murder, first-degree robbery, burglary, stealing, and armed criminal action.On June 5, St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department Homicide Section released surveillance footage to the public to provide clues and evidence in their investigation of David Dorn's death.[15][16] The video captured a total of seven suspects trespassing at Lee's Pawn and Jewelry at 4123 Martin Luther King Drive.[25][26] His widow, Ann Marie Dorn, told reporters that her husband was a friend of the owner of the store and would routinely check on the business when the alarm would go off.