Anthony Clark, 42, was found dead in a north Minneapolis basement on February 16, 2018. Officers responding to a reported shooting on the 3500 block of Lyndale Avenue North were led to a closet in the basement where Anthony’s body lay and a small caliber handgun was found nearby. The Hennepin County Medical Examiner later confirmed his identity and cause of death.

Investigators concluded Anthony was shot and killed by his older brother, 48-year-old Antonio Clark. Witnesses at the scene, including Anthony’s girlfriend and his nine-year-old son, said Antonio arrived in a truck looking for someone; Anthony followed him into the basement and an argument occurred. A witness heard gunfire and voices indicating both men had been shot, then heard footsteps leaving the basement. Antonio was later located at North Memorial Medical Center with non-life-threatening gunshot wounds.

Police determined Anthony had fired the small caliber handgun found at the scene while Antonio used a larger caliber firearm that was not recovered. Antonio was charged with two counts of second-degree murder and one count of illegally possessing a firearm because of a prior felony. In November 2018 Antonio, then 49, pleaded guilty to second-degree unintentional murder and received a 10-year prison sentence; the judge said compliance with a firearms prohibition would have prevented this death. Did anyone who knew Anthony or the family see them in the Lyndale Avenue North area around February 16, 2018?