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04/09/2006
Child escapes injury during shooting incident
Police are investigating a motive for a shooting incident in County Antrim, in which an 11-year-old boy escaped injury.
Two shots were fired at the child's bedroom window at his home in the Old Ballybracken Road, near Doagh at around 2am this morning.
Damage was caused to the bedroom window and the front door of the property, however the child and two adults who were also in the house at the time of the shooting, were uninjured in the attack.
At this stage, a sectarian motive is not suspected.
Detectives in Newtownabbey have appealed for any witnesses, or anyone with any information on the shooting, to contact them on 0845 600 8000, or anonymously on the Crimestoppers number on 0800 5555 111.
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Two shots were fired at the child's bedroom window at his home in the Old Ballybracken Road, near Doagh at around 2am this morning.
Damage was caused to the bedroom window and the front door of the property, however the child and two adults who were also in the house at the time of the shooting, were uninjured in the attack.
At this stage, a sectarian motive is not suspected.
Detectives in Newtownabbey have appealed for any witnesses, or anyone with any information on the shooting, to contact them on 0845 600 8000, or anonymously on the Crimestoppers number on 0800 5555 111.
(EF/SP)
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