Curtis Clark, 51, was shot to death on July 10, 2020, during a domestic dispute in the 300 block of Bluff Avenue in La Grange, Illinois. The Cook County Medical Examiner ruled his death a homicide from multiple gunshot wounds; the shooting occurred about 10:30 a.m.

Clark was the live-in boyfriend of a woman who lived with her adult son, DeAngelo Q. Hughes, 25. Prosecutors say Hughes shot Clark five times in the head and torso and was taken into custody shortly after the incident. Hughes, a Navy veteran, was charged with first-degree murder and denied bail. Court filings and prosecutors described Hughes as having acted unusually in the days before the shooting and said he claimed he believed Clark and a cousin were plotting to kill him as part of a blood sacrifice for the Illuminati.

The case raised questions about the role of Hughes’ reported mental health problems in the killing and how the legal process would address those issues alongside the homicide charge. Does anyone have information about Clark’s life in La Grange or about what happened that morning?