Masked gunman shoots pensioner in chest in Co Antrim

Victim (74) was working in a shed in Ballycastle last night when he was shot

The PSNI is investigating the shooting of an elderly man last night.
The PSNI is investigating the shooting of an elderly man last night.

A pensioner has been shot in the chest while he worked in a shed in Northern Ireland.

A masked gunman fired at the 74-year old during an incident in Ballycastle, Co Antrim, last night. He is in a stable condition in hospital, police said.

A Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) spokesman said: "Police are treating this incident as attempted murder."

The shooting happened in the Islandboy Road area shortly before 9pm. Detectives appealed for anybody with information to contact them.

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