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Victim 'no idea' why he was shot | Victim 'no idea' why he was shot |
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A 28-year-old man shot in the leg in a gun attack in County Down says he has no idea why he was targeted. | |
Gareth Carville was getting out of his car at the Quays in Killyleagh at about 0100 BST on Wednesday when a man approached him and shot him twice. | Gareth Carville was getting out of his car at the Quays in Killyleagh at about 0100 BST on Wednesday when a man approached him and shot him twice. |
The bar manager said: "There's just nothing I could pin it down to and I could say I got it for that." | The bar manager said: "There's just nothing I could pin it down to and I could say I got it for that." |
Mr Carville's injuries were not life-threatening. Police have appealed for witnesses to come forward. | Mr Carville's injuries were not life-threatening. Police have appealed for witnesses to come forward. |
'No drugs' | |
"I don't dabble in drugs, I don't buy or sell drugs," continued Mr Carville. | "I don't dabble in drugs, I don't buy or sell drugs," continued Mr Carville. |
"I don't owe anybody money, I don't have gambling debts. I have never done joyriding. | "I don't owe anybody money, I don't have gambling debts. I have never done joyriding. |
"Nobody ever warned me whenever I was shot - the gunman didn't say that's what you got it for." | "Nobody ever warned me whenever I was shot - the gunman didn't say that's what you got it for." |
Mr Carville's neighbour, Matthew Mitchell, was watching TV when the victim arrived home. | Mr Carville's neighbour, Matthew Mitchell, was watching TV when the victim arrived home. |
"The next thing I heard was two gunshots and footsteps running away and Gareth screaming in pain, screaming for help," he said. | "The next thing I heard was two gunshots and footsteps running away and Gareth screaming in pain, screaming for help," he said. |
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