Man suffers ’potentially life-changing injuries’ in Belfast shooting

Sinn Féin MP Paul Maskey has condemned the shooting of a man in the Ballymurphy area of Belfast tonight.

Man suffers ’potentially life-changing injuries’ in Belfast shooting
Sun, 28 Jan, 2018 - 22:23

Sinn Féin MP Paul Maskey has condemned the shooting of a man in the Ballymurphy area of Belfast tonight.

The 41-year-old man was shot in the legs and taken to hospital for treatment for what has been described as "potentially life-changing injuries". 

It’s one of two shootings in Belfast tonight with a 26-year-old man receiving similar injuries during an attack in the New Lodge area. 

The PSNI are appealing for witnesses.

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