Father Sentenced to 13 Years for Shooting Son's Football Coach Over Playing Time Dispute
March 13, 2025

ST. LOUIS, MO (March 13, 2025) —Daryl B. Clemmons, 45, was sentenced to 13 years after being found guilty of shooting his son’s football coach, Shaquille Latimore, 34, in a dispute over coaching decisions. The shooting occurred on Oct. 10, 2023, near a practice field in Sherman Park in the Kingsway West neighborhood. A group of nine- and ten-year-olds were playing nearby.


Latimore was a volunteer coach for the City Rec Legends Football League. The two men had been at odds over the amount of playing time Clemmons’s son had been getting. The day of the shooting, Clemmons was at his son’s practice when he and Latimore got into a verbal argument. Both men were armed. Latimore handed his gun to a friend and told Clemmons they should fight with fists. Clemmons rejected that idea and shot Latimore five times. Clemmons then fled but turned himself in to police later that evening.


Clemmons was found guilty of assault and armed criminal action. The case was prosecuted by Chief Trial Attorney Marvin O. Teer Jr. and Assistant Circuit Attorney Michael Ware.


“This sentence reflects the gravity of Mr. Clemmon’s actions, which not only endangered a life but also disrupted the peace of our community,” said St. Louis Circuit Attorney Gabe Gore. “Our office is committed to holding individuals accountable for such reckless violence.”


Clemmons case number is 2322-CR02422-01.

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For Immediate Release

For more information contact:

Amber Raub

Public Information Officer

St. Louis Circuit Attorney's Office

rauba@stlouiscao.org

314-589-6233 (office)

314-312-9912 (cell)

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