On the evening of May 8, 2022, in South Saint Paul, Minnesota, 17-year-old Anthony Skelley was shot and killed on the 1700 block of Conver Avenue. Officers responded just after 10:42 p.m. and found Skelley in the street with multiple gunshot wounds to his head, torso, and shoulder; he was pronounced dead at the scene. Nearby were 9mm shell casings, a small bag of marijuana, a cellphone, and a BB gun in his hand.

Neighbors and doorbell cameras recorded a white or silver four-door car with a damaged taillight leaving the area.

Police tracked Semlak’s phone and arrested him the next day in a St. Paul park. He was found with a loaded 9mm Hellcat; ballistic testing tied the gun to the casings at the scene and his DNA was on the weapon, and phone data placed him at Skelley’s residence at the time of the killing. Semlak pleaded guilty in January 2025 to one count of second-degree murder in a drive-by shooting and was sentenced to 17 years; two other murder counts were dismissed as part of the plea. An 18-year-old named Ta Mla was also reportedly charged in connection to the incident.

Did anyone in South Saint Paul see the white or silver four-door vehicle with the damaged taillight that night or have information about the events leading up to the shooting?