St. Louis youth football team cancels season after parent allegedly shoots coach over non-starting role

A youth football team’s season was canceled after the coach was shot multiple times, allegedly by a parent who was upset his son was not a starting player, court documents state.

A youth football team’s season was canceled after the coach was shot multiple times, allegedly by a parent who was upset his son was not a starting player, court documents state.

The shooting occurred on Oct. 10 while the coach, Shaquille Latimore, was holding a practice for the Bad Boyz Team at Sherman Park in north St. Louis, NBC affiliate KSDK of St. Louis reported. Police said Latimore was found near the football field with multiple gunshot wounds and was immediately taken to the hospital for surgery.

He is recovering after being shot four times, according to court records.

Daryl Brian Clemmons, the father of one of Latimore’s players, was arrested in connection with the shooting and charged with first-degree assault and armed criminal action, according to the court documents. His attorney did not immediately respond to a request for comment on Friday.

But Clemmons' brother disputed Latimore's claim that the shooting stemmed from an argument over Clemmons' son not being a starter. Jason Clemmons said his brother and the coach got into a dispute days prior and that Daryl Clemmons was defending himself. Witnesses told KSDK that the coach was the aggressor.