Man hurt in gun attack on Co Armagh home

A man was injured in a gun attack on a Co Armagh house, police in Northern Ireland said today.

A man was injured in a gun attack on a Co Armagh house, police in Northern Ireland said today.

The man (41) sufferd a minor hand injury when up to five blasts from a shotgun were fired into his Craigavon home.

Police said shots were fired through the kitchen window of the home in the Enniskeen area, peppering the walls and ceiling with pellets.

The man's wife and children, aged between three and 13, suffered shock.

Police are trying to find a motive for the attack.

PA

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