31/08/2018

Man In His 60s Shot In The Leg In L'Derry

Police in L'Derry have issued an appeal for information following a shooting incident on Thursday night, 30 August.

A man, aged in his 60s, suffered a gunshot wound to his leg when a number of masked men forced entry into a house in the Ballymagroarty area of the city at around 11pm.

Police have appealed to anyone with information about the incident to contact them on 101.

(MH/CM)

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