On the evening of January 1, 2019, 26-year-old Laquan Clark of Harrisburg was killed in what investigators describe as a drive-by shooting. Clark, a Black man known to friends and family as Popcorn, was a passenger in a car that had stopped in the 200 block of North 14th Street at about 6:10 p.m. A second vehicle pulled up behind them and multiple shots were fired into the car Clark occupied. Neighbors said they heard more than 10 shots and believed the exchange of gunfire involved two vehicles near Walnut and 14th Streets; bullets also struck several nearby houses.

The driver of Clark’s vehicle was wounded but drove directly to Harrisburg Hospital and was treated for minor injuries; Clark suffered fatal wounds and was pronounced dead at the hospital. Born March 11, 1992, Clark attended Harrisburg High School and was remembered by family as fun-loving who valued time with loved ones. Police continued to investigate and appealed for information; Dauphin County Crime Stoppers offered up to $2,000 for tips that lead to a prosecution.

Does anyone in the area remember unusual vehicles or activity on Walnut or 14th Streets that evening?