KANSAS CITY —A Kansas City man faces charges in the June 19 fatal shooting of Marquis Kindred after a struggle over a handgun, according to Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker.
Mekhi D. Curry, 18, faces Murder 2nd Degree and Stealing.
According to court records, Kansas City Police Department officers dispatched to the scene of a shooting on June 19, 2023 in the early afternoon.
Two victims were found in the front yard of a residence, both suffering from gunshot wounds. One victim was pronounced deceased at the hospital.
The victim and the defendant scuffled over a firearm. Video from doorbell cameras in the area showed the defendant and one of the victims fighting.
Then a vehicle door opened and an individual exited the vehicle. A gunshot was heard and the defendant and the person who exited the vehicle got back into a silver sedan and fled.