Disgruntled Parent Shoots Youth Football Coach Over Playing Time Dispute
A St. Louis youth football coach is on the road to recovery after being shot four times by a disgruntled parent allegedly upset over his son’s playing time. The St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department has confirmed the details of the incident.
Assistant coach and defensive coordinator Shaquille Latimore, 30, is now in critical but stable condition following the shooting at a North St. Louis park during the team’s football practice on Tuesday evening. The assailant, identified as Daryl Clemmons, 43, reportedly opened fire after a heated argument between the two.
“I didn’t see his gun until it was already too late,” Latimore shared from his hospital bed with the St. Louis Dispatch. “I ran, and he shot me in the back. I fell, and he shot me a couple more times.”
The incident unfolded at the St. Louis BadBoyz practice session, a city recreational league team consisting of children aged 9 and 10. Clemmons, who used to coach the same team before Latimore’s tenure, allegedly taunted the injured coach while he was on the ground before other adults intervened.
Fortunately, no children or other adults were injured in the shooting. Clemmons turned himself into the police and now faces charges of first-degree assault and armed criminal action. He remains in custody.
According to a St. Louis Circuit Attorney’s Office probable cause statement, the altercation originated from Clemmons’ dissatisfaction with Latimore’s decision not to start his son in the games.
“After every game, he would try to critique me,” Latimore stated. “After he shot me, he was like… ‘I told you I was going to pop your (expletive).’ I heard people running and screaming.”
Latimore sustained gunshot wounds to his back, leg, arm, and abdomen, with some bullets causing damage to internal organs. Despite the severity of the injuries, he is thankful to be alive, as confirmed by his mother, SeMiko Latimore.
The incident sheds light on escalating harassment and violence directed at youth coaches and umpires. In a similar vein, a Florida man was arrested in May for sucker-punching an umpire at his son’s baseball game, and last year, a youth softball umpire in Mississippi was punched in the face by a disgruntled mother.
Latimore, a married father of five, had been armed when he arrived at the field, citing concerns about the area’s safety. However, he handed the weapon to another adult before practice began.
“I gave my gun to someone else to hold. I didn’t want [Clemmons] to feel threatened,” Latimore explained. He added that had he kept the gun on him, he would’ve defended himself.
After receiving treatment at the hospital, the coach is now in stable condition, expressing confidence in his recovery.
“I’m going to be OK,” Latimore said. “It’s more psychological than anything else.”
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Assistant coach and defensive coordinator Shaquille Latimore, 30, is now in critical but stable condition following the shooting at a North St. Louis park during the team’s football practice on Tuesday evening. The assailant, identified as Daryl Clemmons, 43, reportedly opened fire after a heated argument between the two.
“I didn’t see his gun until it was already too late,” Latimore shared from his hospital bed with the St. Louis Dispatch. “I ran, and he shot me in the back. I fell, and he shot me a couple more times.”
The incident unfolded at the St. Louis BadBoyz practice session, a city recreational league team consisting of children aged 9 and 10. Clemmons, who used to coach the same team before Latimore’s tenure, allegedly taunted the injured coach while he was on the ground before other adults intervened.
Fortunately, no children or other adults were injured in the shooting. Clemmons turned himself into the police and now faces charges of first-degree assault and armed criminal action. He remains in custody.
According to a St. Louis Circuit Attorney’s Office probable cause statement, the altercation originated from Clemmons’ dissatisfaction with Latimore’s decision not to start his son in the games.
“After every game, he would try to critique me,” Latimore stated. “After he shot me, he was like… ‘I told you I was going to pop your (expletive).’ I heard people running and screaming.”
Latimore sustained gunshot wounds to his back, leg, arm, and abdomen, with some bullets causing damage to internal organs. Despite the severity of the injuries, he is thankful to be alive, as confirmed by his mother, SeMiko Latimore.
The incident sheds light on escalating harassment and violence directed at youth coaches and umpires. In a similar vein, a Florida man was arrested in May for sucker-punching an umpire at his son’s baseball game, and last year, a youth softball umpire in Mississippi was punched in the face by a disgruntled mother.
Latimore, a married father of five, had been armed when he arrived at the field, citing concerns about the area’s safety. However, he handed the weapon to another adult before practice began.
“I gave my gun to someone else to hold. I didn’t want [Clemmons] to feel threatened,” Latimore explained. He added that had he kept the gun on him, he would’ve defended himself.
After receiving treatment at the hospital, the coach is now in stable condition, expressing confidence in his recovery.
“I’m going to be OK,” Latimore said. “It’s more psychological than anything else.”
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