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| A man is in a serious but stable condition in hospital after he was shot by four masked men in County Donegal. | A man is in a serious but stable condition in hospital after he was shot by four masked men in County Donegal. |
| It happened in Transalla near St Johnston at about 2130 BST on Thursday. | |
| Gardai said the men were waiting for the 26-year-old to return home, and surrounded his girlfriend as she got out of their car to open a gate. | Gardai said the men were waiting for the 26-year-old to return home, and surrounded his girlfriend as she got out of their car to open a gate. |
| One man fired a shotgun at him through the windscreen, hitting him in the neck. He was also shot with a handgun through the driver's window. | One man fired a shotgun at him through the windscreen, hitting him in the neck. He was also shot with a handgun through the driver's window. |
| The injured man drove to a neighbour's house and alerted gardai. | The injured man drove to a neighbour's house and alerted gardai. |
| He was then taken to Letterkenny Hospital, where he underwent surgery. | He was then taken to Letterkenny Hospital, where he underwent surgery. |
| The men bundled the woman into a van but abandoned her nearby, and she made her way to a petrol station in St Johnston where she telephoned a relative. | The men bundled the woman into a van but abandoned her nearby, and she made her way to a petrol station in St Johnston where she telephoned a relative. |
| Vet Gerard Roarty was called to the scene to treat a puppy which was in the car and which was also injured. | Vet Gerard Roarty was called to the scene to treat a puppy which was in the car and which was also injured. |
| "The first thing I noticed was that there were bullet holes in the windscreen," he said. | "The first thing I noticed was that there were bullet holes in the windscreen," he said. |
| "Our primary concern at that time was to remove the pup to our animal hospital, as it was fairly obvious from the state of the car and from an examination of the pup - there was an entry and an exit wound - that it had been shot by a bullet. | "Our primary concern at that time was to remove the pup to our animal hospital, as it was fairly obvious from the state of the car and from an examination of the pup - there was an entry and an exit wound - that it had been shot by a bullet. |
| "We performed surgery through the night and the animal is critical but stable. | "We performed surgery through the night and the animal is critical but stable. |
| "The car was left in Manorcunningham which is a very quiet hamlet, nothing like this has really happened. | "The car was left in Manorcunningham which is a very quiet hamlet, nothing like this has really happened. |
| "I'm sure people are quite amazed at something like this happening on their doorstep," said Mr Roarty. | "I'm sure people are quite amazed at something like this happening on their doorstep," said Mr Roarty. |
| A neighbour, who did not want to be named, said she was "shocked" at the incident. | |
| "We moved down from Derry for peace and quiet and this happens," she said. | |
| Donegal Independent councillor Jimmy Harte said it wasn't the first time there had been a shooting in the area. | |
| It's an affront to the people in the area Donegal councillor Jimmy Harte | |
| "It is worrying," he said. | |
| "Like every other citizen I think it's an affront to the people in the area. | |
| "Anyone who wants to come in to disturb the local community should be aware of the consequences. | |
| "Disrupting families and carrying out malicious deeds, it's not part of the community in Donegal," he said. | |
| The injured man had only recently moved to the area, and is understood to be originally from Creggan in Derry. | |
| Gardai said they were working to establish a motive for the attack. | Gardai said they were working to establish a motive for the attack. |