Bristol Twp. Man Charged With 1st-Degree Murder In 2020 Shooting

LEVITTOWN, PA —A grand jury investigation has led to murder charges against a 28-year-old man in the December 2020 murder of Shaquille Love in Bristol Township, authorities said.

Kelvontae Nasheed Perry, of Taft Street in Bristol Township, conspired with others to shoot and kill 21-year-old Shaquille Love on Dec. 23, 2020, in the 1800 block of Edgely Road, the investigation by the Bucks County District Attorney’s Office and the Bristol Township Police Department found.

Since February 2022, the Bucks County 20th Investigating Grand Jury has heard testimony and reviewed evidence surrounding the circumstances of Love’s killing.

Following the 13-month investigation, the grand jury recommended Perry be charged with first-degree murder, aggravated assault, firearms not to be carried without a license, possession of an instrument of crime, possession of a weapon, tampering with or fabricating physical evidence, and conspiracy on all charges.

Charges were approved by Supervising Judge Raymond F. McHugh. He was arraigned on June 7 by Magisterial District Judge Terrance P. Hughes who denied bail.

"We would like to thank the dedication of the Bucks County Investigating Grand Jury," District Attorney Matt Weintraub said. "Because of their efforts, another murder has been solved and we hope it will bring justice for the family of Shaquille Love."

A second man, Quashaad Rodney James, is also being charged in the case after he lied to the Grand Jury under oath by falsely accusing another person as Love’s killer.

James, 27, who is currently incarcerated on an unrelated case, was charged with perjury and two counts of false swearing.

Officers with the Bristol Township Police Department were dispatched at 7 p.m. on Dec. 23, 2020, to the 1800 block of Edgely Road for a report of a shooting.

At the scene, officers discovered a deceased male, later identified as Love, in the driver's seat of his vehicle.

It was determined that he died from a single gunshot to the head. The investigation revealed that Perry was driving his gold Lexus on that date and was purposefully following Love's vehicle throughout the Bristol Township area just prior to the homicide. Love noticed a vehicle was following him and pulled over to let it pass him.

As Perry passed Love’s vehicle, he slowed down just long enough for his co-conspirator to shoot Love out of the front passenger window, and then he quickly sped away.

Perry’s vehicle was found a month later parked at his girlfriend’s apartment complex. The investigation determined the likely motive for this homicide stemmed from a long-standing feud between rival neighborhoods.

Love was not involved in the neighborhood feud, the investigation found, however, he had a childhood friend who associated with one of the feuding neighborhoods. That friend was in his passenger seat on the night of the homicide.

The investigation was conducted by Detectives with the Bucks County District Attorney’s Office and the Bristol Township Police Department with the assistance of the 20th Investigating Grand Jury.