A capital murder warrant has been issued in the Easter Sunday shooting death of a man inside his Birmingham home.

Kelvin Jenkins, 45, is charged in the slaying of 47-year-old Ingermar Liquori Kuwait Cleggett.

Investigators believe the two men may have exchanged gunfire earlier in the day, and Cleggett’s body wasn’t found until hours after the shots were fired.

The investigation began Sunday when a family member made the discovery about 6:30 p.m. at Cleggett’s residence in the 10 block of 15th Avenue West in the city’s East Thomas neighborhood.

North Precinct officers responded, entered the house, and found the victim unresponsive inside. He was pronounced dead on the scene at 6:38 p.m.

Police marked several shell casings on 15th Avenue West in front of Cleggett’s house. Further investigation showed there was substantial bullet damage to the residence.

Police had responded earlier Sunday to a shooting on the same street, in which a man – now identified as Jenkins – had been shot. Police said his injuries weren’t life-threatening.

It was not immediately clear if Cleggett was killed in that shooting and not discovered until four hours later, or if he was killed by separate gunfire but further investigation showed the two incidents were, indeed, linked.

One resident at the scene said he heard about 25 shots while he was working on his car between 2 p.m. and 3 p.m.

The charge is capital because the shots that killed Cleggett were fired into his home.

Jenkins remains in police custody at UAB Hospital. Once released, he will be booked into the Jefferson County Jail and held without bond.