HERNANDO COUNTY, Fla. – Two Spring Hill men have been arrested in connection with a shooting that occurred at a party in Webster early Sunday morning, leaving one man injured.
Hernando County Sheriff’s deputies responded to a residence on Ranchette Boulevard in Webster around 12:30 a.m. on March 8, 2025, following reports of a shooting. Witnesses reported that a male victim had been shot and that the suspects had fled in a Ford F250 truck.
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The 18-year-old victim was transported to a local hospital for treatment of non-life-threatening injuries.
According to investigators, the shooting stemmed from a physical altercation between the victim and Daniel Moore, 19, of Spring Hill. During the fight, Moore’s friend, Harley Wilkerson, 20, also of Spring Hill, reportedly fired several rounds from a handgun into the ground in an attempt to break up the altercation.
Wilkerson and Moore, along with another individual, then entered a Ford F250 truck to leave the party. As Moore drove away, Wilkerson fired several rounds from a rifle into a group of people standing outside, striking the victim.
Deputies located the suspect vehicle a short time later near Spring Hill Drive and Coronado Drive in Spring Hill. A traffic stop was conducted, and Wilkerson, Moore, and another individual, all of whom had been at the party, were detained. Deputies found two firearms in the vehicle: a rifle and a handgun.
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Wilkerson admitted to detectives that he fired the rifle into the crowd.
Wilkerson was arrested on charges of Attempted Second-Degree Murder with a Firearm, Aggravated Battery, and Shooting into an Occupied Vehicle with a Deadly Weapon. He is being held without bond at the Hernando County Detention Center.
Moore was arrested on charges of Accessory After the Fact to Attempted Second-Degree Murder with a Firearm. He is being held on a $5,000 bond.
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