13/04/2016

Man Released Over West Belfast Shooting Attack

A man arrested in connection with a shooting in west Belfast last year has been released.

The 42-year-old man was arrested in Craigavon on Tuesday and has been released pending further enquiries.

The victim, in his 40s, was shot through the window of the car he was travelling in on the Rossnareen Avenue in west Belfast on Thursday, 19 November.

He was left in a critical condition following the attack.

(CD/JP)

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