TAVARES, Fla.—A Eustis man turned himself in Friday in connection with the fatal shooting of a Leesburg man Sunday.
Edwin Hypolite Francillon, 34, was taken into custody at the Lake County Jail around 10:15 a.m. on charges of manslaughter with a firearm and aggravated battery with a firearm, according to the Tavares Police Department.
Police responded to Caroline Court Apartments, 1000 East Caroline Street around 2:20 a.m. Sunday, after a caller reported a man had been shot. Officers found De’Angelo Donta McKnight, 26, wounded and attempted lifesaving measures along with Lake County EMS and Tavares firefighters. McKnight was transported to AdventHealth Waterman, where he died.
Police said McKnight was outside the front door of a residence when a vehicle entered the complex and two individuals approached him. McKnight was shot, and the pair fled in the vehicle.
On Wednesday, police arrested Jonathan Louis Erickson on two accessory-after-the-fact charges, one a second-degree felony and the other a third-degree felony.
The probable cause affidavit is sealed, police said Friday, and additional details about Francillon’s alleged role were not released. The investigation is ongoing.
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