Update, 10:40 a.m. Wednesday: Kwamey Sykes reported to General Sessions Court this morning and was taken into custody.
Update, 4:03 p.m.: Clarksville Police are asking for the public’s assistance locating Kwamey Sykes. After his arrest on July 1, Sykes was booked into Montgomery County Jail with no additional bond. According to CPD spokesman Scott Beaubien, Sykes had a court date set for July 19 but failed to appear.
A warrant was issued for his arrest. Anyone with information on the location of Sykes is asked to call 911 immediately.
Anyone with information or additional video footage is asked to call Detective Adair at 931-648-0656, ext. 5188. To remain anonymous and be eligible for a cash reward, submit a tip online at the Clarksville-Montgomery County Crime Stoppers website or call the Tipsline, 931-645-8477.
Previously:
CLARKSVILLE, TN (CLARKSVILLE NOW) – A suspect is in custody for his involvement in the attempted murder of 15-year-old teenager last July and has turned 18 and has now been identified.
Kwamey Sykes was 17 years old when he entered the Tennova Healthcare-Clarksville ER with a gunshot wound to the hand at about 5:18 p.m. on July 23, 2023.
Only 20 minutes earlier, Clarksville Police received a 911 call that someone had been shot in the area of Eagles Bluff Drive. Officers found a 15-year-old boy with multiple gunshot wounds, and he was flown to Nashville by LifeFlight helicopter.
A neighbor’s doorbell camera captured the moments when the neighborhood was disrupted by the teen’s screams and cries for help as he was thrown from a moving vehicle. The 15-year-old was in critical condition, but he was eventually stabilized and survived the shooting.
A juvenile petition was served on Sykes for his involvement in the crime, and a few months later, on Nov. 3, 2023, CPD served an order holding a juvenile for prosecution as an adult on Sykes. On July 1, 18-year-old Sykes was charged again for the July 2023 crime, this time as an adult for attempted first-degree murder.
He is set to appear in court at the Montgomery County Courts Complex on Aug. 7 at 9 a.m.
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