The Brief
- An Ocala man, 64, was found in his front yard with gunshot injuries that he later died from.
- Isaac Ezekiel Toye, 29, was arrested in connection to the death of Harold Whitt Harper, 64.
- Toye is being held without bond in the Marion County Jail.
OCALA, Fla. – Described as an apparent “random act of violence,” the Ocala Police Department arrested a suspect in connection to the shooting death of a 64-year-old man in a Marion County neighborhood.
What we know:
Isaac Ezekiel Toye, 29, was arrested in connection to the death of Harold Whitt Harper, 64, who was found shot in the back of the head while in the front yard of his Ocala home. Harper was in his front yard gardening while he was recovering from a previous surgery, Harper’s son-in-law told detectives.
Police said they were sent to an area near Southeast Third Street in Ocala around 3:30 p.m. on Jan. 7 for a reported shooting. Officers found Harper with gunshot wounds, who later died. …