A Lackawanna County jury found a Scranton man guilty on aggravated assault and other charges Tuesday, more than a year after he fired a handgun toward a group of people during a confrontation in the parking lot of Walmart in Taylor.
On the morning of April 11, 2025, officers responded to the scene for the report of multiple people fighting and shots fired. Multiple witnesses advised officers the shots were fired in the parking lot and a red vehicle fled toward Main Street, according to a criminal complaint.
Officers arrested Mark Melbourn Langevine, 32, following an investigation.
Video surveillance showed Langevine approach the group of males and get into a verbal and physical altercation with them before pulling out a gun and pointing it at them, police said.
When speaking with police, Langevine told officers the males started yelling at him and calling him names as they were leaving the store and that he got punched in the face, according to the criminal complaint.
Langevine originally denied having a gun in the parking lot and said he might have had a knife, officers said. When questioned about the video, Langevine told officers he had a gun and pulled it out because everything was happening so fast, but didn’t remember if he pulled the trigger, police said.
Langevine faces a maximum possible sentence of 31 years of incarceration. No date for sentencing has yet been set.
“Gun violence has no place in Lackawanna County. When someone chooses to fire a handgun into a group of people, they are making a conscious decision to put innocent lives at risk,” Lackawanna County District Attorney Brian Gallagher said. “Those who engage in this type of reckless and violent behavior should not expect leniency from this office.”
The case was prosecuted by Assistant District Attorneys David Sofanelli and Danielle Guari.
Taylor borough police officers led the investigation.