Kennesaw State U QB Ladarius Clardy ID’d As Victim In Wednesday Florida Fatal Shooting

ESCAMBIA COUNTY, FL. (THECOUNT) — Kennesaw State University QB, Ladarius Clardy, has been identified as the victim in a fatal Wednesday night shooting in Escambia County, Florida.

Clardy, a sophomore At Kennesaw State, was fatally shot overnight in Escambia County.

According to deputies, officers located Clardy shot dead inside a vehicle, which had crashed into a ravine. Another unidentified victim in the vehicle was hospitalized.

Clardy was a standout quarterback at Pine Forest High School who graduated in 2020. He then joined the Kennesaw State University football team.

Via KS website:

Played at Pine Forest High School in Pensacola, Florida for head coach Jason McDonald … led team to a 9-4 record as a junior and to the second round of the FHSAA state playoffs … returned to the second round of the FHSAA state playoffs as a senior and finished with an 8-3 mark … holds the all-time passing record at Pine Forest High School … earned back-to-back Offensive Player of the Year awards … is a two-time All-Area recipient … recorded 2,047 passing yards as a senior with 17 touchdowns … added 605 rushing yards and seven scores on the ground in his final high school season … tallied 1,780 yards through the air with 18 passing touchdowns as a junior and added 664 rushing yards and seven more rushing scores … was a 2,000-yard passer as a freshman and added 1,000 yards on the ground with 34 total touchdowns … was responsible for 83 touchdowns in three seasons and threw for nearly 6,000 yards.

Personal

Son of Ladaron Clardy and Tracey Marshall … has one brother, Ladarain … plans to major in sport management.

No suspect or motive information was provided by officials.

Anyone with possible information or video footage of the deadly incident should contact ECSO at 850-436-9620.

If you would like to remain anonymous, contact Crime Stoppers at 850-433-STOP. Crime Stoppers is offering a $3,000 reward for any information that leads to an arrest of the suspect.

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Geo quick facts: Escambia County is a county located in the south central portion of the U.S. state of Alabama. As of the 2010 census, the population was 38,319. Its county seat is Brewton. The county is the base of the state’s only federally recognized Native American tribe, the Poarch Band of Creek Indians – Wikipedia.