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A Toronto man who accidentally shot himself in the leg Sunday found his troubles were far from over, after he claiming to be a victim of a drive-by shooting.

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The man attended a hospital with a gunshot wound to his leg, where he told police that the wound was inflicted from a drive-by shooting.

After police determined the man had in fact accidentally inflicted the wound upon himself, police issued a warrant to search his home, said Const. Tony Vella.

There, they found a small arsenal of weapons, including a rifle, shotgun, two handguns, and a pellet rifle, along with ammunition and a quantity of drugs. Kevin Gilhooley, 43, of Toronto, is now facing 21 charges.

Vella would not speculate why Gilhooley had lied about the cause of his injury.

It is unclear how Gilhooley managed to injure himself.

The crimes Gihooley is charged with: