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Attempted murder charges laid after man shot in Winnipeg alley

A 32-year-old man is charged with attempted murder after a man was shot in Winnipeg's West End on Sunday night.

Police don't know motive for shooting but say it was not random

Police block an alley between Sherbook and Maryland streets on Monday. (Meaghan Ketcheson/CBC)

A 32-year-old man is charged withattempted murderafter a man was shot in Winnipeg's West End on Sunday night.

The man was arrested Monday night in the city's North End after police tracked him to a vehicle in the area. A loaded handgun was found in the car.

In addition to attempted murder, the man is charged with numerous firearms offences and failure to comply with a probation order.

Police don't know the motive for the shooting but say the men knew each other and the incident was not random.

Officers were called around 9:50 p.m. on Sunday to the alley between Sherbrook and Maryland streets, behind the Safeway store on Sargent Avenue.

The victim, a 36-year-old man, was rushed to hospital with injuries to his upper body and remains in critical condition.

Police taped off the alley and a vacant lotinto Monday afternoon.