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Man shot four times at city house | Man shot four times at city house |
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A 40-year-old man is recovering in hospital after being shot four times in the early hours of Friday morning. | |
Three masked men, two armed with hand guns, are understood to have forced their way into a house in Cranbrook Court in north Belfast. | |
The man was shot in the elbow, ankle and both knees in the attack. His 10-year-old daughter and three-year-old grandson were in the house at the time. | |
Police said there was no evidence of paramilitary involvement. | |
The house in Ardoyne has been attacked before. Last March, a young girl narrowly escaped injury after a bullet pierced her bedroom window. | |
Officers investigating the shooting have appealed for witnesses to come forward. | Officers investigating the shooting have appealed for witnesses to come forward. |