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Gun victim targeted 'due to shop' Gun victim targeted 'due to shop'
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The family of a Londonderry businessman who was shot in the city centre have said they believe he was targeted because of the shop he owns. The family of a Londonderry shopkeeper who sells smoking paraphernalia and legal highs said they believe he was shot because of his business.
However, they have denied that he was warned against selling "legal highs". Raymond Coyle, 52, was shot several times by a man wearing a motorcycle helmet in his shop on Waterloo Street at about 1730 GMT on Wednesday.
Raymond Coyle, 52, underwent surgery on Wednesday night and is in a stable condition. Mr Coyle underwent surgery on Wednesday night and is in a stable condition.
A man wearing a motorcycle helmet entered his shop at Waterloo Place at 1730 GMT on Wednesday and shot him several times in the lower body. His family denied that Mr Coyle had been warned against selling "legal highs".
The gunman escaped on a motorbike.
Drugs known as "legal highs" can mirror the effects of some banned substances but have not been included in controlled substance legislation.Drugs known as "legal highs" can mirror the effects of some banned substances but have not been included in controlled substance legislation.
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.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.Foyle MP Mark Durkan described the attack as terrible.
"The whole community in our city rejects this act of barbarism," he said."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.""Our resolve to reject violent attacks remains unaltered; our message to those responsible remains unchanged - you have no support and you are not welcome."