Marcus McNealy, 41, was shot and killed in a Wichita parking lot in the early hours of Sunday, July 5, 2026. Officers responded just before 1 a.m. to the 2000 block of East 21st Street North after reports of a shooting and found McNealy with multiple gunshot wounds to his torso. He was taken to a hospital and died of his injuries.

Originally from Arkansas, McNealy worked as a truck driver and was a father of three children who lived out of state. Family members described him as deeply spiritual and family-oriented; a cousin said McNealy often tried to intervene if he saw something wrong and suggested he might have been attempting to do that the night he was killed. Family members started a GoFundMe to help with transporting his body to Arkansas for burial.

The Wichita Police Department opened a homicide investigation and asked witnesses to come forward. On July 7, 2026, a 32-year-old man was arrested at a northeast Wichita residence and booked on suspicion of second-degree murder and being a felon in possession of a firearm. He was identified as Kendre Leon Porter, charged with second-degree intentional murder, made his first court appearance on July 10, and was held on a high bond with another hearing set for July 20.

If anyone witnessed the shooting or has information about the events in the 2000 block of East 21st Street North that night, please share what you know.