Mack A. Wagner, 62, was killed on the afternoon of July 29, 2024, inside Kaiser’s Grand Mart in the Dutchtown neighborhood of St. Louis. A longtime employee described as friendly and well liked, Wagner confronted a customer alleged to be shoplifting. During the confrontation Wagner used pepper spray in an effort to defuse the situation. The customer then drew a firearm and shot Wagner in the lower abdomen. He was taken to a local hospital and died shortly before 4 p.m.

The store closed briefly and a memorial was placed outside as friends, family, and regulars gathered to mourn a man many called a beloved fixture in their neighborhood. The St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department opened an investigation into the killing.

If anyone saw the incident at Kaiser’s Grand Mart or has information about the people who fled the store that afternoon, please share what is known with investigators.