Tonya Clark, 49, was killed on August 23, 2023, during the mass shooting at Cook’s Corner, a biker bar in Trabuco Canyon, California. Clark, a single mother from Scottsdale, Arizona, was celebrating her birthday with friends and had recently moved back to Southern California; she was due to start a new job the day after the attack. She was dining with Marie Snowling, the estranged wife of the shooter, when the attack began.
The shooter, identified as 59-year-old retired Ventura Police Department sergeant John Snowling, arrived armed with multiple firearms and shot Marie Snowling on arrival; Marie survived despite a gunshot wound to the face. Clark was also shot, managed to exit the bar and reach the roadway, but died shortly afterward. Snowling continued firing at patrons, retrieved more weapons from his vehicle, and three people were killed and six others wounded before Orange County Sheriff’s deputies exchanged gunfire and fatally shot him.
Memorials and services have been held, and a GoFundMe was set up to support Clark’s 13-year-old son. If anyone knew Tonya Clark or has information about her life and the night at Cook’s Corner, please share what is known.