Jigro looter of a tv set charged in 'tragic murder' of retired BM St. Louis Police Captain

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Man charged in 'tragic murder' of retired St. Louis Police Captain David Dorn

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Posted on Jun 7, 2020

ST. LOUIS (KMOV.com) -- A man has been charged with the murder of retired St. Louis Police Captain David Dorn five days after a handful of looters broke into a pawn shop in north St. Louis City and ended the night with a tragic loss to the St. Louis community.

Officials with the St. Louis Circuit Attorney’s Office said 24-year-old Stephan Cannon was charged with first-degree murder for the death of Dorn. The shooting happened at Lee's Pawn and Jewelry on June 2 after a night of looting and violent rioting in St. Louis City.

Police said Dorn was found shot multiple times.


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"[Dorn] was murdered by looters at a pawn shop. He was the type of brother that would’ve given his life to save them if he had to," the Ethical Society of Police of St. Louis wrote after the murder. "Violence is not the answer, whether it’s a citizen or officer."

Cannon was also charged with robbery, burglary, armed criminal action and unlawful possession of a firearm.

According to charging documents, Cannon and other people can be seen on surveillance video leaving a Pontiac G6 just outside the pawn shop and then going in the store and grabbing several televisions. At some point, Cannon was the only one standing at a corner outside the store and then Dorn arrived. Police said video shows Cannon pointing the gun at Dorn and then Dorn is seen falling to the ground.

Witnesses told police someone yelled to the people inside the store and told them it's time to leave after shots were fired. Police found several 9mm shell casings at the corner.

Cannon, the driver and another person got inside the G6 and left the area.

Police said Cannon admitted he cut his hair to change his appearance after seeing surveillance video released by police.

An eyewitness identified Cannon to police and officers found a television taken from the pawn shop at his home at the time of his arrest. Police said Cannon has a criminal history and is a felon. :rolleyes:
 

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Stephan Cannon, 26, was found guilty in July of first-degree murder in the death of 77-year-old retired St. Louis police Capt. David Dorn.

Dorn was fatally shot while investigating alarms at a friend’s pawn shop on June 2, 2020. The retired captain fired warning shots into the air to disperse looters who were ransacking the business as he approached the building. Prosecutors argued that Cannon deliberated his actions when he walked to a corner near the pawn shop and fired 10 shots at Dorn.

Cannon’s attorneys argued the state had not provided any physical evidence linking him to the shooting and based their case largely on testimony from an unreliable witness, the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reported. However, prosecutors said Cannon was the only person standing on a nearby corner from where the shots originated.

DAVID DORN MURDER: ST. LOUIS MAN FOUND GUILTY IN DEATH OF RETIRED POLICE CAPTAIN DURING NIGHT OF LOOTING

David Dorn, a retired police captain, was protecting a friend's pawn shop on June 2, 2020, when he was killed.

David Dorn, a retired police captain, was protecting a friend's pawn shop on June 2, 2020, when he was killed. (Missouri Department of Public Safety)
Stephan Cannon mugshot.

Stephan Cannon mugshot. (St. Louis Metro Police Department)
After the slaying, investigators reportedly recovered a pistol, televisions and pieces of Cannon’s dreadlocks from an apartment where he was staying, but law enforcement did not locate the handgun that Cannon is believed to have used in the shooting.

Lead prosecutor, Marvin Teer, told jurors in July that Cannon deliberated before he shot "a good man who dedicated his entire life to doing nothing but helping others."

Cannon’s lawyer, Brian Horneyer, said in his closing argument that police had "tunnel vision" when they charged Cannon without any physical evidence. He also said the state’s main witness, Mark Jackson, lied to police several times about the shooting and then made a deal to testify against Cannon.

David Dorn, a retired police captain, was protecting a friend's pawn shop in June 2020 when he was shot and killed by looters.

David Dorn, a retired police captain, was protecting a friend's pawn shop in June 2020 when he was shot and killed by looters. (Missouri Department of Public Safety)
Cannon did not testify during the three-day trial. Dorn retired from the St. Louis police in 2007 after 38 years.
 
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