Man (24) shot in legs in Derry

Police are appealing for information today after a 24-year-old man was shot in the legs in Derry.

Police are appealing for information today after a 24-year-old man was shot in the legs in Derry.

A masked gang forced their way into the victim’s home in Carrickreagh Gardens in Creggan at about 11.25pm last night.

They dragged him from an upstairs bedroom into the living room, where he was shot in the knees and ankles.

There were no arrests.

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