GREEN COVE SPRINGS – Nobody was injured after a man wanted for attempted murder opened fire on officers with the U.S Marshals Service and the Clay County Sheriff’s Office in a residential area.

According to Green Cove Springs Police Chief John Guzman, Qwentin Deshaun Simmons was wanted in connection with a Tuesday morning shooting on Calico Jack Way where a man was shot in the arm. The shooting forced Clay County District Schools to lockdown several schools.

GCSPD requested assistance from the Marshals Office and the CCSO’s Fugitive Unit to arrest Simmons. They staked out an area where they believed the 24-year-old may be. Around 11 a.m. Friday, they spotted a man leaving a residence at Joey Drive and West Street and riding away on a bicycle. When they followed, he turned and opened fire on the deputies. At least one CCSO deputy returned fire.

“Simmons realized he was being followed in the 1,200 block of North Street and he pulled out a handgun,” said CCSP Undersheriff Ron Lendvay. “He fired at the deputy’s vehicle, striking it, before the deputy could exit his car.”

Lendvay said Simmons also fired at two other law enforcement cars. Neither Simmons or any deputies were shot, Lendvay said.

He eventually was captured by the surveillance team while running through yards. His gun was recovered and two CCSO patrol cars were hit by gunfire, Lendvay said.

In addition to the attempted second-degree murder, burglary and possession of a firearm by a convicted felon from Tuesday’s shooting, Simmons now faces six additional charges of attempted murder, as well as three counts of aggravated assault on law enforcement.

Simmons already had been convicted in 2018 for eight burglaries, two counts of grand theft auto, armed carjacking and grand theft.

Simmons will remain in the Clay County Jail without bond until his next court appearance on Jan. 23.