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Southeast Calgary shooting victim identified as Taylor Zanoni

Southeast Calgary shooting victim identified as Taylor Zanoni

Calgary police have identified the victim of a shooting in southeast Calgary on Wednesday as Taylor Zanoni, 23, of Calgary.

Zanoni was rushed to hospital after police responded to reports of shots fired at Willow Park Centre on Bonaventure Drive, but he later succumbed to his injuries.

Police said it did not appear the shooting was random.

Past investigation

In December of last year, Zanoni was charged with 33 criminal offences related to a joint RCMP and Calgary police investigation which resulted in the seizure of $250,000 worth of drugs, including cocaine, methamphetamine, heroin, GHB, fentanyl, cannabis resin and Phenacetin.

Police also found a .357 Magnum revolver with the serial number defaced, body armour, ammunition and other weapons while executing search warrants in 2014.

The investigation was carried out under the umbrella of Alberta Law Enforcement Response Teams (ALERT), which is described as "a compilation of the province's most sophisticated law enforcement resources committed to tackling serious and organized crime."

Wednesday's shooting is Calgary's 10th homicide of 2015 and the suspect is still at large.