Crime & Law

Man shot in legs in ‘paramilitary style’ attack in Belfast

Wounded man dragged into alleyway in Bread Street area by men dressed in black

Bread Street, Belfast, where PSNI said a man has been shot in both legs. Photograph: Google Street View
Bread Street, Belfast, where PSNI said a man has been shot in both legs. Photograph: Google Street View
Dean Ruxton
Fri Sept 30 2016 - 10:42

Police in Belfast are appealing for information after a man was injured in a "paramilitary style" shooting on Thursday night.

Shortly after 9pm, police received a report that a man had been dragged into an alleyway by two men dressed in black in the Bread Street area, where he was shot twice in each leg.

He was taken to hospital for treatment. His injuries are not thought to be life threatening, according to a statement from the Police Service of Northern Ireland.

The suspects are believed to have made off in the direction of the Divis estate following the attack.

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Det Insp Michelle Griffin is appealing to anyone with information to contact the PSNI on the non-emergency number; 101 from the UK or 44 2890 650222 from the Republic.

Dean Ruxton

Dean Ruxton

Dean Ruxton is an Audience Editor at The Irish Times. He also writes the Lost Leads archive series