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Toronto man, 21, surrenders on 2nd-degree murder charge in fatal Etobicoke shooting

Police say 28-year-old Daniel John Lypka, 28, of Toronto, was fatally shot by Tre Williams Robert-Stevens, 21. Toronto Police Service/Handout

A 21-year-old Toronto man has surrendered to police on a second-degree murder charge in connection with the fatal shooting of a 28-year-old man in a parking lot behind an apartment building in Etobicoke early Thursday morning.

Toronto police responded to the shooting just before 3 a.m. in the Vanevery Street and Royal York Road area.

Officers on scene located a man in the parking lot suffering from a gunshot wound and he was transported to hospital in life-threatening condition but later died of his injuries.

READ MORE: Man found fatally shot behind apartment in Etobicoke

On Friday, police identified the shooting victim as Daniel John Lypka, 28, of Toronto.

Tre Williams Robert-Stevens, 21, of Toronto, was identified as the suspect and was wanted for second-degree murder.

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Police said he was considered armed and dangerous and believed to be driving a 2001 red Honda Civic 2-door vehicle with Ontario licence plate BYHE 883 with a sunroof and a rear spoiler.

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Robert-Stevens was arrested on Friday at about 4 p.m. but his vehicle has not yet been located. He is scheduled to appear in a Toronto court on Saturday.

Anyone with information, or knowing the whereabouts of the car, is asked to contact police at 416-808-2200, Crime Stoppers anonymously at 416-222-TIPS (8477), online at http://www.222tips.com, text TOR and your message to CRIMES (274637).

Police say the vehicle wanted in connection with the fatal shooting of 28-year-old Daniel John Lypka has not yet been located. Toronto Police Service/Handout

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