Man in hospital following paramilitary style shooting in Co Antrim

By Q Radio News

A man is being treated in hospital after he was shot during a paramilitary style attack in Bushmills.

The gang of men, armed with crow bars and wearing balaclavas, entered a house in the Ballyclogh Road area just after 10.30pm last night.

The victim was dragged out of the property and into the garden where he was shot a number of times in the legs.

A man is being treated in hospital after he was shot during a paramilitary style attack in Bushmills in Co. Antrim. The victim was dragged out of a property on Ballyclogh Road last night and into a garden where he was shot a number of times in the legs. pic.twitter.com/DJ3s3us9Ev

— Q Radio News (@qnewsdesk) September 2, 2020

Police are appealing for information. 

Detective Inspector Peter McKenna said: “We received a report at around 10:40pm on Tuesday night, that a man had been assaulted at his home by a number of males wearing balaclavas and armed with crow bars, and had then been taken out into the garden and shot a number of times in both legs.

“The man was taken to hospital following the incident and is currently receiving treatment for his injuries.

"Our enquiries are at a very early stage and I would like to appeal to anyone who has information which may assist our investigation to contact police and tell us what you know.

''No-one deserves to have this happen to them and there is absolutely no justification for an attack like this in our society. We must all work together to bring those responsible to justice and to stop this from happening to anyone else.

“If you have any information which could assist with our enquiries, please contact detectives at Coleraine on 101 quoting reference number 2108 01/09/20.''

Police carry out searches near Bushmills where a man was shot during a paramilitary style attack around 10.30pm. The victim was dragged out of a property on Ballyclogh Road and into a garden where he was shot a number of times in the legs. pic.twitter.com/Ll33CAr7bc

— Q Radio News (@qnewsdesk) September 2, 2020

(PSNI at the scene of overnight shooting in Bushmills - Pics McAuley Multimedia)