On the evening of August 31, 2019, officers in Sedalia, Missouri responded to reports of gunfire near 11th Street and Ohio Avenue and found 25-year-old Adrian R. Clark lying in the street with multiple gunshot wounds. Emergency personnel attended to Clark, who later died from his injuries. Detectives canvassed the area and identified a suspect as Clark’s cousin, 27-year-old Elijah H. Watts, after a family dispute was reported to have escalated and Watts produced a firearm and fired upon Clark.

Watts fled but was tracked down and arrested; he was a convicted felon and therefore prohibited from possessing a firearm. Prosecutors charged Watts with second-degree murder, armed criminal action, unlawful use of a weapon, and unlawful possession of a firearm. In July 2021 Watts pleaded guilty to second-degree murder, unlawful use of a weapon, and unlawful possession of a firearm as part of a plea agreement; armed criminal action was dismissed. On October 12, 2021 a judge sentenced Watts to 20 years for second-degree murder and 20 years for unlawful use of a weapon to run consecutively, plus a concurrent seven-year term for unlawful possession of a firearm, for a total effective term of 40 years in the Missouri Department of Corrections.

Does anyone have information about the events that night or knew Adrian Clark?