A man in his 40s was shot in Derry last night – the third so-called “punishment” shooting in the city in the past four weeks.
The man was shot in both legs in a front room of a house in Lisfannon Park in the Bogside area shortly before 10.15pm.
He his receiving treatment in hospital for his injuries which are not believed to be life threatening.
Police have appealed to anyone with any information about the attack to contact CID in Strand Road Police Station on the new non-emergency number 101.
A PSNI spokesperson said if someone would prefer to provide information without giving their details, they could the independent charity Crimestoppers and speak to them anonymously on 0800 555 111.
The shooting has been widely condemned.
SDLP Cllr Sean Carr said there could be “no justification” for such acts and called on anyone with information to pass it on to the police.
He added: “When are these people with guns going to stop taking the law into their own hands and get off the people of Derry’s back.”
Sinn Fein Cllr Colly Kelly called on those responsible to cease.
He said: “There is no place for guns on the streets of our city.
“The community does not want this and the people behind them need to stop.”
It is the third such shooting in Derry in the past four weeks.
On 11 March, a man was shot in both legs after two masked men forced their way into a house in Kerrigan Court adjacent to Our Lady of Lourdes Grotto in the Brandywell.
The man’s two year old child and girlfriend, who were in the house at the time, escaped injury.
On 30 March, a 20-year-old man was shot in one knee after three men forced their way into a house in Osborne Street in the Rosemount area
A man and a woman were held at gunpoint in a downstairs room by one of the gang while the other two went upstairs and shot the man.
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