Melvin Charles Clark Jr., 35, was killed in Lexington, North Carolina, on August 15, 2020. He was at a party on Dixie Street when unknown suspects opened fire; multiple shell casings were recovered and several vehicles were damaged by the gunfire. Clark suffered a gunshot wound, received life-saving measures from responding officers, and was later pronounced dead at Wake Forest University Lexington Medical Center.

Clark was born October 18, 1984, in Davidson County to Melvin C. Clark Sr. and Evelyn Brown Holmes. He graduated from West Davidson High School and worked at Lexington BBQ #1 Honey Monk. He is survived by his wife, Cortney Clark, their daughters Amilya and Everly Clark, his sister Kenya Brown, and his grandmother Lula Mae Hairston; his mother and stepfather, Randall Holmes, preceded him in death.

Authorities say the Davidson County Sheriff’s Office, Denton Police Department and North Carolina Highway Patrol assisted with crowd control. An arrest was made in the case when Brienden Dewayne Lytch-Haywood was charged with murder. The investigation remains active; anyone with information is asked to contact investigators.