Killer Who Took Victim To The ER Sentenced

YONKERS, NY — A Yonkers man who dropped off his shooting victim at the hospital before fleeing abroad has been sentenced to 20 years in state prison, Westchester County District Attorney Anthony A. Scarpino, Jr. announced.

Sheppard Adeghe, 33, was convicted for Manslaughter in the First Degree, a B violent felony, in the shooting death of Elias Flores. County Court Judge Barry Warhit presided.

At 7:15 p.m. Aug. 10 2016, a car drove into the emergency room area at St. Joseph’s Medical Center in Yonkers. A man was suffering from a gunshot wound was dropped off. He was later pronounced dead.

An autopsy by the medical examiner determined the cause of death to be a single bullet that passed through Flores's arm and entered his chest.

Detectives from the Yonkers Police Department located the car that transported Flores to the hospital. Bloodstains were found in the backseat.

Two days later, Aug. 12, 2016, Adeghe applied for and was issued an emergency United States passport. That same day he boarded an international flight to Amsterdam, The Netherlands. From there, he flew to Edinburgh, Scotland.

In the course of their investigation, Yonkers detectives obtained information leading to the identification of the defendant, placing Adeghe on Poplar Street at the time the victim was shot and just before his arrival at the hospital.

On Aug. 26, 2016, Yonkers Police received a tip Adeghe was in Edinburgh. On Sept. 1, 2016, police in Scotland executed a Federal warrant and detained the defendant. Extradition proceedings were commenced which resulted in Adeghe’s return to the United States with the assistance of the United States Department of State and the Federal Bureau of Investigation.

Assistant District Attorneys Julia Cornachio and Brian Bendish of the Superior Court Trial Division prosecuted the case.

PHOTO: Sheppard Adeghe/ Westchester County Attorney's Office