Police investigate shooting in Coleraine

A man (22) is recovering in hospital after being attacked in his Coleraine home last night.

A man (22) is recovering in hospital after being attacked in his Coleraine home last night.

The man was shot in the ankle as he lay in bed in a premises on Glebe Avenue off the Ballymoney Road by two masked men shortly after midnight.

Police in Coleraine are seeking information on the attack and have called on anyone in or near the area on the Ballymoney Road at around midnight to come forward.

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