On the night of May 31, 2020, 50-year-old Marvin Francois of Kansas City was shot and killed near Warwick Boulevard and East 46th Street while waiting to pick up one of his sons after nearby George Floyd protests. Witnesses say the encounter began as an apparent robbery; bystanders rendered aid, one pressing a shirt to his wounds and another holding his hand. A witness recalled seeing his wedding band and described his passing as peaceful.

Francois was a U.S. military veteran with degrees in chemical engineering and computer science from Missouri University of Science and Technology. He worked as a software engineer, was known for photography under the name Fatherstorm, and was a devoted father of four. Police characterized the incident as a robbery gone wrong and initially had few leads despite the many people in the area that night. As of May 2024 no arrests, charges, or convictions have been reported.

If anyone was in the Country Club Plaza area that night or has information about the shooting, please share what you know.