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Man is injured in shop gun attack | Man is injured in shop gun attack |
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A man has been injured in a shooting in Londonderry. | |
At about 1730 GMT, a man wearing a motorcycle helmet entered a shop at Waterloo Place in the city and shot the victim several times in the lower body. | At about 1730 GMT, a man wearing a motorcycle helmet entered a shop at Waterloo Place in the city and shot the victim several times in the lower body. |
The man, who is in his 50s, was taken to hospital. | |
Police initially said his condition was serious, but now say his wounds are not thought to be life-threatening. The gunman escaped on a motorbike. | |
Detectives want to hear from anyone who witnessed the attack or saw one or two men on a motorbike in the area to contact them. | |
Foyle MP Mark Durkan described the attack as terrible. | |
"The whole community in our city rejects this act of barbarism," he said. | |
"Our resolve to reject violent attacks remains unaltered; our message to those responsible remains unchanged - you have no support and you are not welcome." |