The RUC in Belfast is investigating two separate attacks last night.
A 24-year-old man was shot in the calf at the rear of Mount Vernon Park in Fort William shortly before 7 p.m.
Earlier, at about 6.30 p.m., a 24-year-old man was beaten with sticks at Stanfied Row in the Markets area. He received two broken ankles.
Both men were said to be stable in hospital.