On the evening of November 9, 2024, officers responded to a reported shooting during a social gathering at a home in the 2700 block of Garfield Avenue in Kansas City, Missouri. First responders found 27-year-old Marcus J. Oldham-Miller seated at a dining room table with a gunshot wound; he was pronounced dead at the scene. Detectives say the men had been playing dominoes when an interaction with another person in the house escalated into gunfire.

A man identified as Malik Johnson, who had recently moved from North Carolina and was staying at the residence, was detained at the scene. Witnesses told investigators there had been no prior argument between the two before the shooting; Johnson allegedly told police he acted in self-defense and said he discarded the firearm in a nearby body of water. Family members of the suspect reported he had been hearing voices for months before the incident. Prosecutors charged Johnson with second-degree murder and armed criminal action.

Oldham-Miller, originally from Valliant, Oklahoma, is remembered for his affection for nieces and nephews and his enjoyment of visiting casinos and riding country roads. If anyone was at the gathering or has information about what led to the shooting, please come forward.