In the spring of 2007, a violent encounter in Oklahoma City claimed the life of Mark D. Clewis Sr., a 41-year-old Black man. On the evening of April 19th, outside his apartment at 6219 S. Independence Avenue, what began as a conversation between Clewis and two other individuals escalated into a fatal assault. The altercation turned brutal as he was pistol-whipped, beaten, and ultimately shot, leaving him to die at the scene.
The investigation that followed quickly centered on two brothers
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