POLICE have branded as “extremely reckless” a gun attack on a Derry home where a toddler was asleep in an upstairs bedroom.
The attack happened at about 11.30 pm on Saturday in Rossdowney Drive of the Waterside.
The PSNI said two shots were fired into the house and urged anyone who has any information to come forward.
Det Con Donnell said: “It is very fortunate we are not dealing with a death.
“We believe at least two shots were fired through the front windows of the property.”
Sinn Féin councillor Christopher Jackson said “there was no place for guns on the streets of our city”.
“This attack is wrong and must be condemned,” he said.
“Thankfully no-one was injured in this incident but it must have been a frightening experience for those in the area at the time.”
Local DUP MLA Gary Middletonnsaid it was a “disturbing and worrying attack within our community”.
“The reality is we could have been mourning the loss of life,” he said.
“These actions are serious and criminal. I would urge anyone with any information to contact the PSNI and bring forward any knowledge they may have of this attack.”
SDLP councillor Martin Reilly described it as a “reckless and sinister” attack.
Sinn Féin Councillor Christopher Jackson has condemned a sectarian gun attack on a house in the Waterside area of Derry.
Councillor Jackson said: “This attack during which shots were fired at a house in Rossdowney Drive is wrong and must be condemned.
“Thankfully no one was injured in this incident but it must have been a frightening experience for those in the area at the time.
“There is no place for guns on the streets of our city and those behind these attacks need to end their war with the community.”
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