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An elderly Ocala, Florida, man was executed while gardening in his front yard last week.
Harold Harper, 64, was in his front yard pulling weeds from his garden on Wednesday when 29-year-old Isaac Toye approached him and shot him in the back of the head execution style.
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A neighbor heard Harper’s wife say, “My husband is dead!” after she heard a single gunshot.
Toye was charged with second-degree murder and two counts of aggravated assault.
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WCJB reported:
A Florida man is dead after being shot while gardening, and the suspected shooter has been charged with his murder.
The Ocala Police Department called Wednesday’s shooting a random act of violence.
According to an arrest report, a neighbor called 911 to report a suspicious person, later identified as Isaac Toye, 29, walking with a gun in an Ocala neighborhood on Southeast Third Street.
Moments later, 911 operators received calls reporting that Harold Harper, 64, had been shot in his front yard.
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A single shell casing was discovered next to Harper’s body that matched the gun Toye was carrying, Ocala police said. He was also found carrying more ammunition.
More on this tragic story from WESH:
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