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People 'shocked' by city shooting | People 'shocked' by city shooting |
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A man has been shot in the leg after he was chased by three men in the Glen area of Londonderry on Tuesday evening. | A man has been shot in the leg after he was chased by three men in the Glen area of Londonderry on Tuesday evening. |
The victim, who is believed to be in his 30s, was shot in the thigh in the attack at Glenvista Road. The extent of his injuries is not known. | The victim, who is believed to be in his 30s, was shot in the thigh in the attack at Glenvista Road. The extent of his injuries is not known. |
Councillor Maeve McLaughlin, who knows the victim's family, said the community was in shock. | |
"There are young children involved in this family, and to think they had to undergo such an ordeal," she said. | |
"The people of the Glen community don't want this on their doorstep. | |
"There is no place for this kind of incident, it needs to be condemned outright, and those behind it just need to stop it and wise up," she said. | |
Local councillor Mark H Durkan said people were "shocked and disgusted". | Local councillor Mark H Durkan said people were "shocked and disgusted". |
"I would appeal for anyone with information to come forward so these culprits can be brought to book and the guns taken off the street." | "I would appeal for anyone with information to come forward so these culprits can be brought to book and the guns taken off the street." |
Police have appealed for anyone who saw the shooting or anything suspicious in the area on Tuesday night to get in touch with them. | Police have appealed for anyone who saw the shooting or anything suspicious in the area on Tuesday night to get in touch with them. |