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| Father-of-three hurt in shooting | |
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| A 26-year-old father-of-three is recovering in hospital after being hit in the leg after a gunman fired a number of shots into a house. | |
| Sean Johnston was injured when the shots were fired through the front window of his house in Hollymount Park, Londonderry, at 2300 BST on Wednesday. | |
| His condition is not thought to be life threatening. | |
| His sister, Tina, said that they did not know why the house had been attacked. | |
| "It's terrible, my brother and his friend were playing a game and the bullets just came through the window," she said. | |
| Another 22-year-old man who was also present in the house at the time was not injured. | |
| SDLP Foyle MLA Pat Ramsey who lives in the area condemned the shooting and suggested dissident republicans are to blame. | SDLP Foyle MLA Pat Ramsey who lives in the area condemned the shooting and suggested dissident republicans are to blame. |
| "People have no right to take the law onto themselves and shoot individuals. | "People have no right to take the law onto themselves and shoot individuals. |
| "We have police and a judicial system where people can be apprehended and brought to justice in a democratic way," Mr Ramsey said. | "We have police and a judicial system where people can be apprehended and brought to justice in a democratic way," Mr Ramsey said. |
| "Dissident republicans have already shown their ability to cause disruption and damage. | "Dissident republicans have already shown their ability to cause disruption and damage. |
| "What we need to see from them now is an ability to move away from violence as the people of Derry want them to," he added. | "What we need to see from them now is an ability to move away from violence as the people of Derry want them to," he added. |
| Detectives are investigating a motive for the shooting and are appealing for anyone who was in the Hollymount Park area late on Thursday and may have witnessed the attack. | Detectives are investigating a motive for the shooting and are appealing for anyone who was in the Hollymount Park area late on Thursday and may have witnessed the attack. |