Crime & Public Safety

Father arrested days after son in deadly laundromat shooting

Kevin Clark Jr., 19, and Kevin Clark Sr., 38, were arrested in connection with the shooting death of a laundromat manager in DeKalb County. (Credit: Channel 2 Action News)
Kevin Clark Jr., 19, and Kevin Clark Sr., 38, were arrested in connection with the shooting death of a laundromat manager in DeKalb County. (Credit: Channel 2 Action News)
By Steve Burns
June 30, 2017

An Atlanta father was arrested days after his son in connection with the shooting death of a DeKalb County laundromat manager, according to jail records.

Kevin Ward Clark, 38, was booked into the DeKalb jail shortly after 8 a.m. Friday, records show. He’s charged with felony murder.

Kevin Clark Sr. (Credit: DeKalb County Sheriff's Office)
Kevin Clark Sr. (Credit: DeKalb County Sheriff's Office)

The arrest comes more than two months after Carlos Clay Lemons was shot at the Spin Cycle Coin Laundry on Memorial Drive, police said.

Clark surrendered without incident to DeKalb deputies, spokeswoman Cynthia Williams said in a news release.

Clark’s 19-year-old son, also named Kevin, was arrested Tuesday on felony murder charges in connection with the same shooting, DeKalb police said.

Investigators still want to talk to a person of interest in the case, spokeswoman Shiera Campbell said. The identity was not released.

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