Marquis Delvon Kindred, a 20-year-old African American and a United States Postal Service employee with a history as a high school athlete, was killed on the afternoon of June 19, 2023, at a residence on the 1900 block of Mersington Court in Kansas City, Missouri. According to investigators, a visit from his cousin, Mekhi D. Curry, escalated after Curry wanted to take Marquis’s firearm. When Marquis refused, Curry allegedly seized the gun and tried to leave; Marquis chased him and a struggle over the weapon ensued in the front yard.

Surveillance video and witness statements show the driver of the silver Chevy Malibu who arrived with Curry exiting the vehicle and firing, striking Marquis and a second person. Both victims were taken to a nearby hospital; Marquis was pronounced dead shortly after arrival and the second victim survived. Curry, who was 18 at the time, was arrested on July 16, 2023, and later charged with second-degree murder under Missouri’s felony murder doctrine and stealing a firearm; reports say the shooter was identified by witnesses but was not named in initial charging documents.

If anybody in Kansas City knew Marquis, saw activity around Mersington Court on June 19, 2023, or has information about the person who fired the shot, please come forward.