A warrant for capital murder has been issued in connection with the shooting death of a man inside his Birmingham home on Easter Sunday. Kelvin Jenkins, aged 45, has been charged with the killing of Ingermar Liquori Kuwait Cleggett, aged 47. According to investigators, it is believed that the two men may have engaged in a gunfight earlier in the day, and Cleggett’s body was not discovered until several hours after the shots were fired.
The investigation began when a family member found Cleggett’s body at around 6:30 p.m. on Sunday at his residence on 15th Avenue West in the East Thomas neighborhood of the city. Officers from the North Precinct responded to the scene and found the victim unresponsive inside the house. He was pronounced dead at 6:38 p.m.
Police marked several shell casings on 15th Avenue West in front of Cleggett’s house, indicating significant bullet damage to the property. Earlier on Sunday, police had responded to a shooting on the same street where a man, now identified as Jenkins, had been shot. However, his injuries were not life-threatening.
It is unclear at this time whether Cleggett was killed in the earlier shooting and went undiscovered for four hours, or if he was killed in a separate incident. However, further investigation has revealed a connection between the two incidents. A witness at the scene reported hearing approximately 25 shots between 2 p.m. and 3 p.m. while working on his car.
The charge of capital murder is due to the fact that the shots that killed Cleggett were fired into his home. Jenkins is currently in police custody at UAB Hospital. Once released, he will be taken to the Jefferson County Jail and held without bond.