A 19-year-old Grandview man has been sentenced to 18 years in prison for opening fire over a crowded Kansas City parking lot last year, a shooting that investigators say sprayed gunfire toward approximately two dozen uninvolved people as they fled for cover. Jackson County Circuit Judge Patrick C. Edwards handed down the sentence after a jury found Marvillie Marshall guilty of unlawful use of a weapon and armed criminal action.
According to court records cited by The Kansas City Star, Marshall was sentenced to 15 years on the weapons conviction and three years on the armed criminal action count, with Edwards ordering the terms to run consecutively for a total of 18 years. The jury reached its verdict in August 2026, more than a year after the shooting that triggered the case.
The violence erupted at approximately 1:15 a.m. on June 29, 2025, in front of a business parking lot in the 5900 block of Manchester Avenue, according to a probable-cause statement filed by the Jackson County Prosecutor’s Office. A caller reported that surveillance cameras had captured a shooting near the business, prompting Kansas City police to respond the following day once the footage came to light.
Surveillance Footage Captures a Chaotic Scene
Investigators who reviewed the surveillance video determined that gunfire had erupted between two parties, with both appearing to fire at each other, per the same probable-cause account. The footage reportedly showed a man running and shooting with his left hand, even though police later learned Marshall normally shoots right-handed. His right arm appeared to be injured, according to court documents, which noted he had hurt it in a suspected accident back in May 2025.
The parking lot held about 150 vehicles that weekend, and the crowd scattered as people fled to their cars or sought hiding places when the shooting started. The officer who reviewed the footage said the man was shooting over multiple vehicles and toward approximately two dozen uninvolved people, and police ultimately identified Marshall as that shooter, citing clothing in the video that matched his social media posts. Officers also noted that only Marshall could be seen firing in the footage.
121 Shell Casings and a Confession
At the scene, police found more than 120 shell casings, with the probable-cause statement putting the figure at approximately 121. Marshall was arrested in August 2025 and later told police he had been at the shooting the night it happened, allegedly saying he saw muzzle flashes coming from a white sedan before he pulled his own gun and began running and shooting. He also told investigators that his left-handed shooting stemmed from a broken arm, and he said simply that everyone was shooting.
When officers took Marshall into custody, according to court documents, they recovered a Glock 17 9mm handgun equipped with a light and a 50-round drum magazine. The Jackson County Prosecutor’s Office had announced charges against Marshall that included unlawful use of a weapon, two counts of armed criminal action and second-degree assault, noting at the time that the charges were accusations and that he was presumed innocent unless found guilty or he entered a plea.
Part of a Broader Shift in Kansas City Violence
The case closes out against a backdrop of declining gun violence citywide. The Kansas City Star has reported that nonfatal shootings in Kansas City were down more than 30 percent in 2025, while homicides fell roughly 5 percent compared with 2024, with the city projected to end the year with 138 homicides. Mayor Quinton Lucas attributed that drop to collaborative efforts and increased police budgets, according to the same reporting.
