Mark Franklin Jr., 21, was shot dead after intervening in a domestic dispute at a home on the 600 block of Elfelt Street in St. Paul on March 15, 2019. Thomas left, reportedly threatening to return with a gun, then came back about half an hour later and was let inside by the girlfriend.

Thomas went upstairs looking for Franklin, fired a shot that lodged in the wall, and in a struggle for the weapon a second shot struck Franklin in the left eye. Franklin was taken to Regions Hospital and pronounced dead at 6:40 a.m. That same day Thomas surrendered to police, said he could not remember the events because he was too drunk and stoned, and was later charged with second-degree murder. Investigators recovered a handgun under the driver’s seat of the girlfriend’s SUV and matched a shell casing from the scene to that firearm; police said they were not seeking other suspects.

If anyone knew Mark or saw activity on Elfelt Street that morning, please share information with the investigators handling the case.