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Employee Held in Boss's Killing After Rio Verde Foothills Shooting

Court records say the 24-year-old told detectives he drank at the home before the confrontation.

Overview

  • Maricopa County deputies say Antwain Clark Jr., 24, shot a man outside a residence early Nov. 15 in the Rio Verde Foothills.
  • First responders found the victim in the front yard with a gun lying a few feet away, and the victim’s identity has not been released.
  • A caller identified as the victim’s wife told dispatchers her husband had invited two employees to the house before one of them shot him.
  • Deputies reported Clark fled in a black Audi and crashed into a patrol vehicle about three miles away before being arrested.
  • In a police interview, Clark said he drank nine beers and two tequila shots at the home, and a witness reported hearing gunfire and seeing a gun in his hand.