Man Who Robbed a Discount Store for a $5 Glass Pipe Shot by Cops after Pulling Out a BB Gun

On March 18, 2024, at approximately 1550 hours, Decatur Police officers stopped three subjects at 600 W. Grand, one matching the description of an armed robbery suspect from an incident that happened prior to the stop. Rocky Dupin, 38, was seen on surveillance camera footage robbing the Decatur Discount store for a glass pipe worth approximately $5. Police were able to identify Dupin later that afternoon because he was wearing the same clothing. During the course of the encounter, Dupin disobeyed commands and pulled a BB gun from his coat, at which time two DPD officers fired their weapons, striking the suspect. Dupin was taken to Decatur Memorial Hospital where he died of his injuries. Dupin was armed with a BB gun that was a precise replica of a .357 snub-nosed revolver, exact down to brass bullet casings that hold a charge of CO2. After the shooting, the other subjects that were with Dupin fled the scene. Neither officer involved was injured.