Man killed by masked robber at Lake Placid motel in set-up involving 5 people: sheriff

Man killed by masked robber at Lake Placid motel in set-up involving 5 people: sheriff

LAKE PLACID, Fla. (WFLA) — Five people are behind bars after Highlands County deputies said they set a man up to be robbed and then he was murdered in the process. Investigators found the victim, Elijah Daley, 21, of Lake Placid, dead at the Ramada Inn shortly after 5 a.m. on Thursday, March 8. 2 dead after car crashes into house in Lakeland Three people who were at the motel at the time claimed to be witnesses, but detectives said their s…