North Belfast shooting was a ‘callous, brutal and violent attempt to kill’

A Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) patrol car (Niall Carson/PA)

The shooting of a man in north Belfast was a callous, brutal and violent attempt to kill, a senior police officer has said.

A 29-year-old man is fighting for his life in hospital following the incident on Hopewell Crescent in the Shankill area on Sunday night.