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Get Post-Dispatch news updates and the forecast at STLtoday.com STLtoday.com OFFICER IS SLAIN; 2ND IS WOUNDED But, Burke says, might give him a blessing or PAGE 24 Dean energizes crowd here with populist pitch The former license collector and sheriff also was a prominent civil rights leader in St. Louis. PAGE 31 ROMANTIC RUINS Classical tropical garden meets volcano at this orchid show at the Missouri Botanical Garden www.STLtoday.comSATURDAY,JANUARY Vol. 126, No. 31 1 2 3 4 5 6 INSIDE COVERSTORY LIFESTYLE Nicholas Sloan, 24 Son of vice squad commander died of gunshot wounds Gabriel Keithley, 26 since 2001 was shot but is expected to survive The candidate painted himself as the leader for change.

PAGE 26 DAVID CARSON POST-DISPATCH St. Louis police Lt. Michael Shepard looks over the scene where a city police was fatally shot Friday afternoon and another wounded, near North Taylor and Enright avenues. The suspect who shot the also was fatally wounded. Shepard is commander of the police crime lab.

COVERAGE ON PAGES 4-6 Suspect grabbed gun from St. Louis shots, then is killed, police say ST. CHARLES Benjamin Goins Sr. dies; held 2 citywide Archbishop says he would not let Kerry receive Communion.