On the late afternoon of February 23, 1989, off-duty Jackson Police Department patrolman Bobby Joe Biggert, 39, entered Dr. Duck’s Pawn Shop at 4601 Raymond Road and interrupted an armed robbery. The robber shot Biggert; he was taken to Hinds General Hospital, underwent surgery, and died of a single gunshot wound to the head on February 24, 1989.

Investigators identified Kenneth Leon Davis as the shooter. During the incident Davis had also confronted pawn shop clerk Tammy Slaton and fled in Slaton’s vehicle. The vehicle was later found abandoned; nearby investigators recovered a .22 caliber pistol and other items, and a fingerprint on a knife at the scene matched Davis, who was on parole at the time. An arrest warrant was issued and Davis was taken into custody on March 16, 1989. He was indicted for capital murder; at trial Slaton identified him as the man who shot Biggert and a jury convicted Davis of capital murder.

Anyone who knew Patrolman Biggert, worked at or frequented Dr. Duck’s Pawn Shop in 1989, or has information about the case is asked to share what they remember.