A St. Louis jury has convicted a man on all counts in the fatal shooting of retired police captain David Dorn in a ghastly incident that occurred during the summer 2020 riots.
In deliberations that only took about three hours on Wednesday after a three-day trial, the panel found suspect Stephan Cannon, 26, guilty of first-degree murder, robbery, burglary, and three counts of armed criminal action in connection with his alleged offenses in the early morning hours of June 2, 2020.
“Dorn, 77, was shot outside Lee’s Jewelry & Pawn shop at 4123 Martin Luther King Drive when he showed up to stop looters who had descended on the business during violence and destruction that followed protests over the Minneapolis police killing of George Floyd. Prosecutors argued that as looters ransacked the shelves of the pawn shop that morning, Cannon fled to the street corner, crouched and fired 10 shots at Dorn, killing him as he approached the shop and fired off warning shots to stop the looter,” the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reported.
A now-deleted Facebook Live video reportedly depicted Capt. Dorn as he lay dying on the sidewalk after being shot. Prosecutors gained access to it, however, and played it for the jury.
In very broad strokes, murder in the first degree requires a finding of premeditation or planning of some sort.
Cannon’s sentencing is scheduled for September 13 where could receive a life sentence without parole. Prosecutors opted not to seek the death penalty in this case.
In the meantime, Cannon’s lawyer — who claimed that no physical evidence linked his client to the pawn shop — indicated that he plans to appeal the verdict or file a motion for a retrial.
Race hustler Al Sharpton led a 3 ring circus at the funeral of a criminal, but couldn’t be bothered to say a few words for a retired cop who made an honest living.
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