Clearwater Police are investigating a shooting that occurred at approximately 8 p.m. on Thursday, April 21, 2022. The shooting occurred in the 1100 block of Beckett Street.
The 27 year-old male victim was transported from the scene to Bayfront Health St. Petersburg with multiple gunshot wounds. The suspect in the shooting fled the scene in a vehicle. The identified victim remains in critical condition as of Saturday morning.
The named suspect, Ja’Quian Kellam, who turned 21 years-old on the day of the shooting is being sought by law enforcement on charges of attempted first degree murder.
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Anyone with information on his whereabouts should call Clearwater Police at 727-562-4242.
Kellam was sentenced for 2 years in the Florida prison system on charges out of Pinellas County for Grand Theft of a Motor Vehicle. He was released from prison in March of 2020. He violated probation in July of 2021 and spent just over a month in the Pinellas County Jail. On February 8, 2022, Kellam was charged with driving on a suspected license, felon in possession of ammunition and another violation of his probation. He was again released from jail on March 25, 2022.