‘Executed while gardening:’ Ocala police chief shares new details in man’s fatal shooting

OCALA, Fla. – Ocala police Chief Mike Balken shared a video statement to social media on Thursday updating his agency’s investigation of a man’s fatal shooting last week.

Isaac Toye, 29, is accused of second-degree murder and aggravated assault with a deadly weapon in the death of 64-year-old Harold Harper, who police say was shot Jan. 7 while gardening in front of his home that afternoon.

Toye was arrested two blocks away, police said. Officers were reportedly already on their way to the area of the 900 block of Southeast 3rd Street, where a 911 caller had reported a suspicious person with a gun shortly before neighbors heard gunfire…

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