Suspect in 2021 shooting in Ocala arrested after traffic stop

Officers Arrest Man Wanted For Attempted Murder

ARRESTED FOR ATTEMPTED MURDER! #Ocala #Police Officer Hajoglou conducted a traffic stop on a vehicle driven by Carlos McDonald, 31, who had a warrant for attempting to commit first-degree murder. Back in June 2021, Detective Coughlin obtained a warrant for the arrest of Carlos Juan'lantavius McDonald for shooting a person on NW 17th Ave. on the evening of June 16. The 49-year-old victim survived the gunshot wound after emergency surgery. On June 16, 2021, #OPD officers were dispatched to a shooting that happened outside a home on NW 17th Ave. Officers found one victim lying on the sidewalk bleeding from multiple gunshot wounds in his arm and chest. Detectives Sirolli and Coughlin quickly responded to the scene and were able to speak with the victim shortly before he left in the ambulance to go to the hospital. Nearby witnesses said after they heard gunshots, they saw a short, thin-built, darker-skinned Black man run away north on NW 17th Ave. One witness believed the man was 5'5" tall. Hours after the shooting, an associate of the victim received a call from McDonald, who said he left the victim "curled up on the sidewalk" when he shot the victim. The associate knew the person to be Carlos Juan'lantavius McDonald and later positively identified him by a photograph. Also, according to eyewitnesses, McDonald matched the physical description of the man running away immediately after the shooting. Detectives thoroughly investigated this shooting and determined there was probable cause for McDonald's arrest for the charge of attempting to commit premeditated murder.

Posted by Ocala Police Department on Wednesday, February 16, 2022