12 years later, family of murdered Malden U.S. Marine Shawn Clark still seeking justice

MALDEN, Mass. — January 29 is always a difficult day for Anita Clark, Shawn Clark’s mother.

“My thoughts are with Shawn today. My thoughts are to get a little bit of justice for him,” she said.

It was at about twelve thirty on January 29, 2013, that two hooded people walked into Shawn Clark’s skateboard shop.

Surveillance cameras inside the shop recorded the incident and within moments there was a violent struggle.

Shawn was shot and killed on the sidewalk, on Malden’s Main Street, in broad daylight.

Shawn Clark opened his store, Patriot Skateboard, after returning from active duty overseas, including two tours of Iraq.

No one expected he would survive a foreign war, only to die on the streets of Malden.

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Authorities have released images of the suspects captured on the store’s surveillance system, but in all this time, there is still no arrest.

Anita Clark refuses to give up.

“I’d like an apology at least. At least for what they’ve done. That’s 12 years we’ve had to live with this,” she said.

In 2016, Boston 25 News Reporter Bob Ward interviewed Melissa Clark, Shawn’s wife, for New England’s Unsolved.

He spoke to her Wednesday on the phone.

Melissa said this is a tough day for her family, but she remains hopeful there will someday be answers.

“They didn’t really rob the shop,” Melissa Clark said in 2016. “They robbed us. I don’t think anybody should ever be able to get away with that.”

Anyone with information can contact Mass State Police at: 781-897-6600, or Malden Police at: 781-397-7171.

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