| 29 June 2009 |
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Derry Man Shot On Own Doorstep |
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.jpg) Detectives are working to establish a motive for the shooting of a Londonderry man yesterday.
He is recovering in hospital after being shot three times at his front door in the Florence Street area of the city at approximately 11.50pm on Sunday.
The 26-year-old victim was shot by one man as he answered a call at his door and afterwards, a police spokeswoman said the male sustained gunshot wounds to one of his legs and a foot. His injuries are not believed to life threatening.
However, a 23-year-old man remains critically ill with head injuries after being assaulted in west Belfast. over the weekend.
He was attacked at Vere Foster Walk in the Upper Springfield Road area shortly after 6am on Sunday.
Police responding to a call, found the man lying on the ground with head and facial injuries. It is understood he had been attacked with a broken bottle.
The police in Belfast are also trying to establish a motive for that attack.
(BMcC/JM) |
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