White/Caucasian male Clayton Martinelli, 47, was shot and killed in Anchorage, Alaska, on April 5, 2021. Officers were called to the 1700 block of East 59th Avenue around 3:40 a.m., where they found the 47-year-old male with a fatal wound to the upper chest outside a Midtown four-plex. He was pronounced dead at the scene as detectives and the crime-scene team took over the investigation.
Anchorage police identified the victim publicly the next day, correcting early reports to confirm the name as Clayton Martinelli, 47. Memorial and incident records list the date and city of death and echo that the killing involved gunfire in Anchorage on April 5, 2021.
By later that day, detectives had focused on a neighbor, Dustin Allen Perry, 29. According to charging information and incident summaries, Perry was arrested on April 5 and initially charged with second-degree murder, with additional counts for violating conditions of release. Police and news reports described the fatal encounter as following a dispute at the four-plex in South/Midtown Anchorage.
Two and a half weeks later, on April 22, 2021, an Anchorage grand jury indicted Dustin Allen Perry in Martinelli's killing. The indictment included one count of first-degree murder and one count of second-degree murder; authorities also listed a charge of fourth-degree weapons misconduct along with violations of conditions of release. Subsequent public posts by police and local outlets noted the indictment and the continuing prosecution. No public record in these sources reflects a later conviction or acquittal.
