Man, 33, busted for shooting in city's west end last month

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A 33-year-old man was allegedly caught with guns and drugs when he was arrested for a shooting that occurred in the city's west end last month.
Toronto Police say officers responded to the shooting in the area of Bloor St. W. and Margueretta St. – east of Lansdowne Ave. – around 1 a.m. on May 18.
'It is alleged that an altercation ensued between the accused and a group of individuals,' Det.-Sgt. Michael Palermo said in a statement released Saturday.
Several gunshots were fired towards the group and one man was wounded.
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'Members of the Gun and Gang Task Force – Centralized Shooting Response Team commenced an investigation and identified the accused alleged to be responsible for the shooting,' Palermo said.
He said the accused was arrested on Wednesday and a search warrant was executed in the area of Allen Rd. and Ranee Ave. – north of Lawrence Ave. W.
During the search, officers allegedly seized a loaded handgun that had been modified to fire fully automatic and was fitted with a 22-round capacity magazine, a loaded semi-automatic handgun with a 10 round capacity magazine, three firearm magazines, including a drum-style magazine with a capacity to contain 50 rounds of ammunition, a large quantity of a cocaine, and proceeds of crime over $5,000.
Alan Scott MacDonald, of Toronto, is charged with discharging a firearm with intent to wound or endanger life, aggravated assault, unauthorized possession of a loaded restricted firearm, unauthorized possession of a firearm in a motor vehicle, three counts of possession of a firearm contrary to a prohibition order, two counts of unauthorized possession of a loaded prohibited firearm, four counts of unauthorized possession of a prohibited device, making a firearm automatic, six counts of possession of a firearm contrary to a prohibition order, seven counts of possession of a schedule I substance for the purpose of trafficking, and possession of proceeds of crime over $5000.
Anyone with information regarding this investigation is asked to call police at 416-808-2510 or Crime Stoppers anonymously at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477).
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