On the afternoon of January 9, 2015, 44-year-old Jon Bieker was killed during an attempted armed robbery at his gun shop, She’s A Pistol, in Shawnee, Kansas. Bieker and his wife, Becky, co-owned the business. Four men entered the store intending to rob it; two displayed firearms while another struck Becky Bieker, rendering her unconscious. Hearing the disturbance from a back room, Jon Bieker came out with a handgun and a shootout followed in which he was fatally wounded.

Three of the suspects also suffered gunshot wounds; one, De’Anthony Wiley, was shot in the spine and could not flee. The group fled in various states, leaving behind discarded clothing, and all four were later arrested. Investigators concluded Wiley fired the shot that killed Jon Bieker. All four men were charged with first-degree felony murder, attempted aggravated robbery, and conspiracy to commit aggravated robbery, and were convicted and given life sentences with no possibility of parole for 25 years.

If anyone knew Jon or has information about the events that day, please share what is known.