Man sustains face injuries in Derry gun attack

A man is in hospital in Derry city today after a gun attack in the city late last night.

A man is in hospital in Derry city today after a gun attack in the city late last night.

The man sustained injuries to the chest and face after a gunman fired what police believe was a single shot through the window of a house in Glengalliagh Park in the Shantallow area.

The man was sitting in his front room at the time. His injuries are not thought to be life-threatening.

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