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23/01/2008
Donegal Shooting Investigated
Gardaí in Donegal have launched an investigation after a man was shot in St Johnston on Tuesday night.
The incident occurred at the man's home in Carrickmore Street around 9:30pm. Three armed and masked men burst into the house and attacked the man with what is believed to have been an air rifle. It is understood that the men were also armed with handguns and a pickaxe handle.
The man, believed to be in his 40s, was taken to Letterkenny Hospital for treatment. His injuries are not believed to be life threatening.
Two other men and a woman were in the house at the time of the attack, but they were not injured.
A white Vauxhall Cavalier car, which was used by the attackers to flee the scene, was later found burnt out on the main Letterkenny to Lifford Road.
Gardaí have said that they are keeping an open mind about the attack and have asked anyone who saw the car between 9:30pm and 10pm last night to contact them.
Forensic searches are being carried out at the crime scene and where the car was found.
(KMcA)
The incident occurred at the man's home in Carrickmore Street around 9:30pm. Three armed and masked men burst into the house and attacked the man with what is believed to have been an air rifle. It is understood that the men were also armed with handguns and a pickaxe handle.
The man, believed to be in his 40s, was taken to Letterkenny Hospital for treatment. His injuries are not believed to be life threatening.
Two other men and a woman were in the house at the time of the attack, but they were not injured.
A white Vauxhall Cavalier car, which was used by the attackers to flee the scene, was later found burnt out on the main Letterkenny to Lifford Road.
Gardaí have said that they are keeping an open mind about the attack and have asked anyone who saw the car between 9:30pm and 10pm last night to contact them.
Forensic searches are being carried out at the crime scene and where the car was found.
(KMcA)
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