Do you know who murdered Anthony Clifford Parks? On a cold Saturday evening in Washington, D.C., the life of Anthony Clifford Parks was tragically cut short. On January 10, 2004, at approximately 6:30 pm, Parks was shot and killed in the 2100 block of 14th Street, NW. A vendor by trade, he was a familiar face at the flea market on U Street, NW, where he made his living. Following the incident, he was transported to the Washington Hospital Center, where he ultimately succumbed to his injuries.
The investigation into the death of the 48-year-old Black male was handled by the Metropolitan Police Department's Violent Crimes Branch. Despite their efforts, the case remains unsolved, and no arrests have been made in connection with the homicide. The circumstances surrounding the shooting and the motive behind it have not been publicly released, leaving a lingering mystery and a community searching for answers.
The police have offered a reward of $25,000 for any information that leads to the arrest and conviction of the person or persons responsible for his death.
In the days following his death, family and friends gathered to mourn the loss of a man described as a loving husband and father. His obituary in The Washington Post remembered him as 'Tony' and listed his surviving wife, Debra, a son, Michael, and a daughter, Sareta A. A funeral service was held for him on Saturday, January 17, 2004, at St. Stephen's Church of the Incarnation, followed by his interment at Glenwood Cemetery. The case of Anthony Clifford Parks is now one of the city's cold cases, a reminder of a life taken too soon and a plea for justice that has yet to be answered.
