Demaria Valentino Avance faces charges including first-degree murder in a fatal shooting in Lenexa that occurred on January 13, 2024.
OLATHE, Kan. – The Lenexa Police Department has identified A A man was killed in a shooting over the weekend On Monday, the Johnson County District Attorney filed charges against the suspected gunman.
Lenexa Police say 21-year-old Marquis D. Gleghorn was shot and killed Saturday night around 7 outside a McDonald’s restaurant near the intersection of W. 87th Parkway and Pflum Road.
Officers found Gleghorn shot inside a car and attempted to save his life, but he died at the scene. Minutes after police arrived, someone called 911 and said they were involved in a shooting. Police arrested 24-year-old Demariea Avance a few miles away at an apartment at W. 88th Street and Lakeview Avenue.
The DA’s office filed three felony charges against Avance including first-degree murder, criminal discharge of a firearm and attempted distribution of marijuana.
Avance is being held on $500,000 bond. His first court date has not yet been listed in online court records. If you have any information that would help as the investigation continues, call (913) 477-7301.