Man injured in Belfast shooting

A 28-year-old man is being treated in hospital after he was seriously injured in a shooting in west Belfast last night.

A 28-year-old man is being treated in hospital after he was seriously injured in a shooting in west Belfast last night.

The shooting happened at a house in Aspen Walk in Dunmurray shortly after 7pm.

The PSNI said two masked men are believed to have been involved in the attack.

The man received a gunshot wound to his right leg and was taken to hospital where his condition has been described as serious.

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