ST. LOUIS (AP) – A police officer working traffic duty outside of the funeral of a retired St. Louis police captain who was killed last week has been struck and injured by a vehicle. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports the officer, whose name has not been released, was not intentionally hit on Wednesday. The officer was taken to a hospital with injuries not believed to be life-threatening. Officials say the accident happened as hundreds of people gathered outside Hopewell Missionary Baptist Church in St. Louis for the funeral of 77-year-old David Dorn. Dorn was found dead around 2:30 a.m. June 2 on the sidewalk of Lee’s Pawn and Jewelry, where he had been hired to provide security.
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