Man injured in Derry shooting

A man shot three times at the front door of his home was being treated in hospital today.

A man shot three times at the front door of his home was being treated in hospital today.

The 26-year-old was shot when he went to answer the door of the house in the Florence Street area of Derry to a caller at around midnight.

A police spokeswoman said as the man got to the door a lone gunman fired three shots through it hitting the man twice in the leg and once in the foot. The attacker made off on foot.

Police were trying to establish a motive for the shooting and appealed for anyone with information to contact them. The wounded man suffered injuries which were not life threatening, said police.

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