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Anthony Sibel McClain Jr., known as Tank, was 25 when he and his 29-year-old brother Antonio Tone McClain were shot dead in the stairwell of their State Street apartment building in Elkhart, Indiana, on September 20, 2016. The brothers, originally from Saginaw, Michigan, had been living at that address when a man identified as James E. Ross Jr. arrived and confronted a female resident. Antonio intervened, Anthony joined him, and Ross reportedly drew a handgun and shot both brothers in the face at close range; both died instantly.

Elkhart police named Ross as the primary suspect early in the investigation and said he admitted to the shootings during an initial interview. In February 2017, while in court on an unrelated attempted murder charge, Ross was formally charged with two counts of murder in the deaths of the McClain brothers. At trial the defense argued self-defense, alleging Antonio had flashed a gun; the prosecution presented evidence that persuaded the jury of Ross’s guilt and he received consecutive prison terms totaling 130 years in March 2018.

Did anyone in the building or neighborhood see the confrontation on State Street that night or know the McClain brothers’ movements earlier that evening?