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Ballycastle: Masked gunman shoots 74-year-old man | Ballycastle: Masked gunman shoots 74-year-old man |
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A 74-year-old man has been shot in County Antrim. | A 74-year-old man has been shot in County Antrim. |
He was working in a shed at the Islandboy Road, Ballycastle, at 20:45 GMT on Thursday when a masked man approached. | He was working in a shed at the Islandboy Road, Ballycastle, at 20:45 GMT on Thursday when a masked man approached. |
He fired a shot and the elderly man was hit in the chest. He was taken to hospital where he is in a stable condition. | He fired a shot and the elderly man was hit in the chest. He was taken to hospital where he is in a stable condition. |
Police are treating the attack as attempted murder. They have appealed for information. | Police are treating the attack as attempted murder. They have appealed for information. |
BBC Northern Ireland's North-East reporter David Maxwell said there was a great deal of shock in the community. | |
He said politicians in the area said the shooting had "caused alarm". | |
"Within the last hour forensic teams have arrived. They are beginning the work in and around the shed to gather evidence," he said. |
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