(Jacob Bruns, Headline USA) A Missouri jury has found Stephan Cannon guilty of the murder of retired St. Louis Police Capt. David Dorn during the Black Lives Matter riots in June 2020, St. Louis’s Fox2Now reported.
#BREAKINGNEWS: Stephan Cannon has been found guilty of first-degree murder charges for the killing of David Dorn. pic.twitter.com/ctb3mQDq4B
— Kevin Tober (@KevinTober94) July 21, 2022
Dorn, who was 77 at the time and working part-time as a security guard, had responded to a burglar alarm at a friend’s pawn shop during the city-wide race riots.
After arriving on the scene, he encountered a group of looters, including Cannon, who shot Dorn and left him for dead.
Dorn died soon thereafter, the whole thing being captured on a Facebook Live stream.
Within days, police had found and arrested the 24-year-old Cannon.
Cannon was charged with a number of felonies, including first-degree murder, first-degree robbery, and first-degree burglary.
He was also charged with unlawful possession of a firearm and three counts of armed criminal action.
A jury comprising nine women and three men deliberated for three hours, finding Cannon guilty on all charges, except the charge that he stole over $750 of merchandise.
His defense attorney, Brian Horneyer, said that he will file for an appeal on behalf of Cannon.
He will be sentenced on Sept. 13, facing the prospect of life in prison with no parole.
David Dorn’s daughter, Lisa Dorn told reporters that the family can finally rest knowing that Cannon will face justice for his arbitrary murder of her father.
“We’ve been waiting a long time for this day, it’s been over two years.,” she said, according to Townhall.
“The prosecution worked extremely hard, they gave a really good fight,” she added. “It was just undoubtable that he was guilty.”
Dorn’s wife, Ann, who became a prominent figure herself after speaking out in the aftermath of his killing—and later at the Republican National Convention—expressed her gratitude outside the courthouse to those who helped bring Cannon to justice, the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reported.
“I’m very thankful to the jurors who saw the truth and all the evidence,” she said. “There’s never going to be full closure, but it brings us peace.”
