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Man, 22, charged with murder in connection with fatal Toronto shooting

Toronto police at the scene of a shooting reported in a Toronto apartment building on April 15, 2023. Global News.

A 22-year-old man has been charged in connection with a homicide investigation in Toronto, police say.

Toronto police said on April 15, at around 4:52 p.m., officers received a report of a shooting in the Clearview Heights and Trethewey Drive area.

Police said a man was found shot in an apartment building.

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Officers said emergency personnel provided life-saving measures.

According to police, the man was taken to hospital where he was pronounced deceased.

He was later identified as 38-year-old Tola Paul from Kitchener.

Police said on Wednesday, 22-year-old Earlan Clovis from Toronto was arrested.

He has been charged with second-degree murder.

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Officers Clovis appeared in court on Wednesday.

Anyone with information is asked to contact police or Crime Stoppers.

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