A retired police captain was killed during a looting overnight at a pawnshop in St. Louis. David Dorn was passionate about helping young people and would have forgiven those behind the violence on the city's streets, his son says.
David Dorn, 77, was killed while responding to an alarm at a pawnshop overnight Monday, St. Louis Police Department announced in a news conference Tuesday."Throughout the night, we made 25 arrests for various charges. And then there were 55 businesses and counting that were burglarized and had property damage," St. Louis Police Chief John Hayden told reporters. Mourners left flowers at the scene of David Dorn's death.
— Donald J. Trump June 3, 2020 President Donald Trump also paid tribute to Dorn on Twitter, saying,"Our highest respect to the family of David Dorn, a Great Police Captain from St. Louis, who was viciously shot and killed by despicable looters last night. We honor our police officers, perhaps more than ever before. Thank you!"Trump's tweet was not universally welcomed. Filmmaker Ava DuVernay tweeted in response:"We won't let you use this Black man for your political gain.
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