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Family escapes injury in shooting Man held over family gun attack
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Members of a family have escaped injury during a gun attack on their home in the outskirts of west Belfast. A 34-year-old man has been arrested in connection with a gun attack on a house on the outskirts of west Belfast.
Two masked men, one of whom was armed with a handgun, fired shots at the house at White Rise, Dunmurry, shortly after 2040 GMT on Monday. Four children and two adults escaped injury when two masked men fired at the property at White Rise, Lagmore.
A PSNI spokesperson said the shots hit the front door of the dwelling. Parish priest John Forsythe said the attack may be linked to a dispute within the Travelling community.
Police have asked for witnesses or anyone with information about the incident to contact them. Kathleen Dundon, who lives in the house, said she was shocked by the attack and did not know why she had been targeted.
She said: "I couldn't believe it that someone would come and fire shots with three young kids in the house.
"Why me? What did I ever do wrong that people would come and do that to me?"
Fr Forsythe said: "She is a very respectable woman, she is not used to this sort of behaviour."
Influence
Kathleen Dundon said she did not know why she was targeted
Mrs Dundon has lived in the house for about nine years.
The front panel of the double glazed front door was broken in the attack, but the rounds did not penetrate the house.
It is believed four metal pellets were recovered by the police.
Sinn Fein MLA for the area, Jennifer McCann, said whatever dispute led to the shooting needs to be resolved peacefully.
"I am stating very clearly now, there are mechanisms which can be brought into play to see such disputes resolved.
"I am calling on members of the Travelling community involved or those who may have influence to come forward and we, as a community, can help resolve these disputes."