21/07/2004

Man shot in paramilitary-style attack

A 28-year-old man has been treated in hospital for a gunshot wound to his ankle following a paramilitary-style shooting in Co Londonderry last night.

The man was found lying on a grass area at Drumleck Drive at around 12.25am. His car, a blue Peugeot 306, was later found burnt out in the townland of Carrowreagh near Bridgend.

Detectives would like to speak to anyone who saw this car in the Londonderry or Coshquin areas and are also appealing for information about a gold coloured Mitsubishi Gallant car that may have been in the Drumleck, Coshquin or Bridgend areas at the time of the incident.

Police can be contacted at Strand Road on 028 7136 7337 or Crimestoppers on 0800 555111.

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