“Just Watch, They’re Gonna Give it to Me”

October 15, 2025

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At 3:19 a.m. on October 1, 2013, a 911 call came in from the 200 block of 29th Street in Ogden, Utah. A man named Shallon Lester, known to everyone as "Dove," had been shot in the back of the head. He had been sitting outside with the mother of his four-week-old child, having a cigarette after she invited him over in the middle of the night to see the baby. As two men emerged from a nearby alley, Lester looked at her and said, "Just watch, they're gonna give it to me." She later told police she had no idea what he meant. Seconds later, one of the men shot him and both fled. The woman was hysterical at the scene, but she could never give a good description of the shooters—only that they were bald and male. That was the beginning of a case that detective Douglas Dunbar, then a young patrolman, would carry with him for over a decade.

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1 (00:30) **Case Introduction & Detective's Personal Connection** - Detective Douglas Dunbar explains why this Ogden murder case is personal to him, as he was a young patrolman when it happened.
2 (01:18) **The Night of the Shooting** - The victim, Shellan Lester, was visiting his baby's mother at 3 AM, and was shot in the head by two men who approached from an alley.
3 (02:08) **The 911 Call & Witness Description** - A neighbor called 911, and the girlfriend is heard on the call being questioned by the dispatcher, but she could only give vague descriptions of the shooters.
4 (03:27) **The Girlfriend's Suspicious Behavior** - Detectives found it strange that Shellan's girlfriend actively avoided being interviewed, refusing to cooperate with the investigation.
5 (04:42) **Rumors of Drug Dealing & A Missing Payment** - The streets quickly spread rumors that Shellan, known as "Dove" or "Doughboy," was involved in large-scale drug distribution and that missing money led to his murder.
6 (06:52) **The "Secret" Connection** - Police found evidence on the girlfriend's phone that she was communicating with someone called "Secret" just minutes after the shooting, and they began a relationship days later.
7 (08:08) **The Mother's Perspective** - Years later, Detective Dunbar reopens the cold case and speaks with Shellan's mother, Deborah, who reveals her son felt the late-night visit was a setup.

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Show Notes

In the early morning of October 1, 2013, Shallen Lestrick went to his girlfriend’s house on 29th Street in Ogden, Utah, to see their new baby. According to his girlfriend, they were outside smoking when two men wearing hooded jackets walked up and Shallen was shot in the back of the head. Those men have never been identified, and investigators are convinced there are people with information who haven’t come forward.

If you have information on the homicide of Shallen Lestrick, please contact the Weber County Cold Case Task Force tip line at 801-399-8672 or email [email protected].