Florida Commissioner Charged With Murder, Held Without Bond After Killing Suspected Shoplifter

Police in Lakeland, Fla., have released surveillance camera footage showing a local politician, Michael Dunn, shooting and killing an alleged shoplifter on Oct. 3, 2018. Lakeland Police

A city commissioner in Florida seen on video shooting to death a suspected shoplifter was charged with murder and ordered held without bond.

Michael Dunn, the city commissioner for Lakeland, also co-owns an Army-Navy surplus store called Vet’s Surplus Inc.