In the quiet desert landscape of Marana, Arizona, a young man's life was cut tragically short. Austin Kyle Gann, a 22-year-old male, was found deceased in his car on March 23, 2015, in a desert area near Interstate 10 and West Cortaro Road. An investigation revealed he had sustained a single gunshot wound.
The night before the discovery, Gann had reportedly been involved in an argument at an apartment complex near West Linda Vista Boulevard and North Camino de Oeste. This altercation was a precursor to the grim events that would follow. Authorities determined that Gann was shot and killed at the location where his vehicle was later found.
The investigation quickly led to a suspect, Cody William Clark, who was 25 at the time. In a strange turn of events, Marana police had already taken Clark into custody on an unrelated matter.
He had been arrested for criminal damage after a report of a man damaging landscaping in his yard in the 8000 block of North Mountain Stone Pine Way. It was while he was in custody for this incident that officers connected him to the death of Austin Gann. A handgun was also recovered as part of the investigation.
Subsequent legal proceedings found Cody Clark guilty of first-degree murder in the shooting death of Austin Gann. In February 2017, he was sentenced to life in prison for the crime.
