Shooting Near the Entrance to Carillon Beach - Arrest Made

Correction: Tevin Ja'Kiel Holmes (Jun 14, 2024)

PANAMA CITY BEACH, FL - Bay County Sheriff Tommy Ford announced there was a shooting at 1:24 pm this afternoon near the entrance to Carillon Beach on the west end of Panama City Beach. The victim, a male, suffered a gunshot wound to the chest. He has been taken to a local hospital for medical care.

BCSO investigators have arrested Tevin Ja’kiel Holmes, age 30, in connection to the shooting. Holmes is from North Carolina, now living in Bay County. He is currently charged with Felon in Possession of a Firearm. Investigators are still working to determine the circumstances and cause of the shooting. It appears the two men worked together and were engaged in a verbal dispute that ended with the shooting. The investigation continues and additional charges are possible.

The victim was shot in the abdomen and is in stable condition at a local hospital.