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11/11/2004
Police treat shooting as ‘attempted murder’
Police are treating the shooting of a man in west Belfast on Wednesday as attempted murder.
The 25-year-old was walking along St James Avenue at around 8.45pm when he was shot in the shoulder.
Police said they believe up to three men, armed with a shotgun, were involved in the attack before fleeing in a light coloured car in the direction of the Donegall Road.
The victim is currently being treated in hospital however his injuries are not thought to be life threatening.
Elsewhere in west Belfast, an elderly man's car has been stolen after he was pushed to the ground by a youth in Glen Parade.
The 77-year-old man was getting out of his vehicle at around 10.30pm when he dropped his keys.
As he bent to pick them up, a youth pushed him down, grabbed the keys and stole the car before picking up two other people at the end of the street and driving away.
Anyone with information on either incident is urged to contact detectives on 028 9065 0222.
(MB/SP)
The 25-year-old was walking along St James Avenue at around 8.45pm when he was shot in the shoulder.
Police said they believe up to three men, armed with a shotgun, were involved in the attack before fleeing in a light coloured car in the direction of the Donegall Road.
The victim is currently being treated in hospital however his injuries are not thought to be life threatening.
Elsewhere in west Belfast, an elderly man's car has been stolen after he was pushed to the ground by a youth in Glen Parade.
The 77-year-old man was getting out of his vehicle at around 10.30pm when he dropped his keys.
As he bent to pick them up, a youth pushed him down, grabbed the keys and stole the car before picking up two other people at the end of the street and driving away.
Anyone with information on either incident is urged to contact detectives on 028 9065 0222.
(MB/SP)
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