Perry sentenced for 2020 murder of Shaquille Love in Bristol Township
Kelvontae Nasheed Perry, the 30-year-old man convicted of third-degree murder in the 2020 killing of Shaquille Love of Bristol Township, was sentenced Wednesday, May 7, 2025, to 21 ½ to 44 years in state prison.
The sentencing by Common Pleas Judge Wallace H. Bateman Jr. follows Perry’s conviction in December after a three-day waiver trial. Perry was found guilty of conspiring with others to shoot and kill Love. In addition to third-degree murder, Perry was also convicted of aggravated assault, firearms not to be carried without a license, possession of an instrument of crime, possession of a weapon, and tampering with or fabricating physical evidence.
During Wednesday’s court proceedings, Chief Deputy District Attorney Kristin M. McElroy described Shaquille Love as an innocent victim caught in the crossfire of a long-standing and violent feud between rival Bristol Township neighborhoods. “He was a good kid, not running the streets and he had plans to serve this country,” McElroy said, adding that this potential was extinguished by “senseless violence set in motion by the defendant.”
The investigation revealed that Love, who was not involved in the neighborhood conflict, was giving a friend a ride when they encountered a vehicle driven by Perry and occupied by another individual. Love’s passenger and Perry, along with his passenger, were associated with the rival groups.
“Shaquille Love paid the ultimate price for helping out a friend,” McElroy emphasized during the trial.
