EUSTIS, Florida—The man who was dropped off at AdventHealth Waterman Hospital early Sunday lied to police about who he was and where the shooting happened, Eustis Police Chief Craig Capri said late Monday.
Sherrod Lequan Whiley, 30, gave police a different name after they responded to AdventHealth Waterman Hospital in the early morning hours Sunday. Two females dropped Whiley off after he suffered a beating and four gunshot wounds, Capri told Inside Lake. The incident caused the hospital to be placed on lockdown for nearly an hour, Tavares Police Department Public Information Officer Courtney Sullivan told Inside Lake Sunday.
Whiley, of Eustis, first told EPD investigators he was walking down County Road 44 near Alee Academy when two vehicles stopped, and an individual got out and shot him. Witnesses later came forward and said Whiley attempted to buy drugs with counterfeit money, and he was beaten and shot in a different location several miles away. The crime is believed to have happened in the Lake County Sheriff’s Office jurisdiction and Whiley’s untruthfulness hampered the investigation, Capri said.
“He continued to lie and mislead investigators,” Capri said.
Whiley apparently gave a false name because he had a warrant for criminal traffic violations, Capri said. Whiley was arrested by Mount Dora Police Department in January for giving a false name to law enforcement.
If you have information on the shooting, call LCSO at 352-343-2101.
