A man has been charged with murder after turning himself into police in connection with a shooting of a man in his driveway in Scarborough early Friday.
The shooting happened in the area of Sheppard Avenue East and Meadowvale Road at around 2:13 a.m. Officers arrived on scene and found a man suffering from obvious signs of injuries and was pronounced dead on scene.
Police said 23-year-old Jovane Watson turned himself on Wednesday. He was charged with first-degree murder.
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The victim was identified as 25-year-old Toronto resident Malcolm Ellis.
Watson was scheduled to appear in a Toronto court on Wednesday.
Anyone with information is asked to contact police at 416-808-5300 or Crime Stoppers anonymously at 1-800-222-8477.
—With files from Gabby Rodrigues
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