Cape Girardeau Officers responded to the Main Street Bar, also known as the Copa, 701 N. Main St., at about 1 a.m. Saturday when they observed a fight outside the drinking establishment while assisting with an emergency medical call on North Spanish Street, SGT Hovis said. "They see a fight. As they are getting closer to the disturbance, they see a man point the gun at the person he had been fighting with."

Jordan T. Modicue, 20, of Tamms, Ill., was shot four times after Officer Hann ordered him to drop the weapon, according to police reports of the incident. The gun, which is in police custody, turned out to be a Daisy air pistol used for shooting BBs and pellets. Modicue was shot twice in the abdomen, once in the leg and once in the groin.

Officer Hann shot Modicue when he ignored calls to drop the weapon and turned toward Officer Hann, police have said. But SGT Hovis on Monday could not confirm whether Modicue actually heard the order. Investigators have not been able to question Modicue while he is undergoing treatment at a St. Louis hospital.