Christopher MacLeod Shot Dead Wednesday Morning Weeks After Large Ewing Drug Bust

MERCER COUNTY, NJ. (THECOUNT) — Weeks after being arrested in a large drug bust in Mercer County August 14th, Ewing Township, New Jersey man, Christopher MacLeod, was found shot dead outside his apartment building at upscale Ewing Town Center.

MacLeod, 30, was found fatally shot outside the development early Wednesday morning in what police believe was a targeted shooting.

According to reports, Ewing police responded to a call of shots fired on Midway Lane around 1 a.m. Wednesday. When they arrived, MacLeod was discovered suffering from multiple gunshot wounds.

MacLeod was transported to an area hospital where he was later pronounced dead of gunshot injuries.

No arrests have yet been made.

Ewing Town Center is a development of apartments, shopping, dining and parks built on the site of the former General Motors plant off Parkway Avenue.

In the August 14 drug bust, police ended up seizing three-and-one-half ounces of cocaine, one ounce of Percocet pills laced with fentanyl, one gallon of Promethazine, 600 pounds of Marijuana, a loaded Performance Center M&P .380 Handgun, a loaded Kel Tec 9mm rifle with high capacity magazine, and approximately $158,000 in United States Currency in the three homes plus the motor vehicle combined.

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Geo quick facts: Mercer County is a county located in the U.S. state of New Jersey. Its county seat is Trenton, the state capital – Wikipedia.