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| Man shot in car outside his house | |
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| A man is recovering in hospital after being shot in South Lanarkshire. | A man is recovering in hospital after being shot in South Lanarkshire. |
| Kenneth McMahon, 34, was wounded in the arm, leg and stomach during the attack in Lorne Street, Hamilton, at about 0730 GMT on Thursday. | Kenneth McMahon, 34, was wounded in the arm, leg and stomach during the attack in Lorne Street, Hamilton, at about 0730 GMT on Thursday. |
| He is in a stable condition in Hairmyres Hospital, East Kilbride, and is expected to make a full recovery. | He is in a stable condition in Hairmyres Hospital, East Kilbride, and is expected to make a full recovery. |
| Police are treating the attack as attempted murder and are looking for a tall white male, of stocky build, who was wearing a dark coloured tammy hat. | Police are treating the attack as attempted murder and are looking for a tall white male, of stocky build, who was wearing a dark coloured tammy hat. |
| Police said Mr McMahon was shot as he collected belongings from his car parked on the street outside his house. | Police said Mr McMahon was shot as he collected belongings from his car parked on the street outside his house. |
| The suspect was seen running down Lorne Street towards Linden Lea. | The suspect was seen running down Lorne Street towards Linden Lea. |
| Relatives, including the victim's partner, were in the house at the time and rushed him to hospital in another car. | |
| Det Ch Insp Neil Thomson, of Strathclyde Police, is in charge of the investigation. | Det Ch Insp Neil Thomson, of Strathclyde Police, is in charge of the investigation. |
| I would like to reassure the residents of Hamilton that all is being done to apprehend the individuals who carried out this attack Det Ch Insp Neil Thomson Strathclyde Police "I would urge anyone who may have seen any person or persons acting suspiciously in Lorne Street this morning or who may have seen this male running towards Linden Lea to come forward," he said. | |
| "The surrounding area would have been busy with both pedestrians and motorists and we are keen to speak to anyone who may be able to assist us with our enquiry." | |
| He added: "I would like to reassure the residents of Hamilton that all is being done to apprehend the individuals who carried out this attack and that high visibility patrols will be in the area and should anyone wish to speak to them or give them any information this will be treated in confidence." | |
| Mr McMahon's home is next to a newsagent and close to Hamilton West train station. | |
| Police said the area is likely to have been busy with commuters at the time of the shooting. | |
| There are also a nursing home and children's nursery nearby. | |
| 'Blown out' | |
| One local resident told the BBC Scotland news website: "I heard the gunshots early this morning and couldn't believe it when I was told someone had been attacked in the street. | |
| "The police have been on the scene all day and the road was closed while they removed the car. | |
| "It looked like the passenger door had been completely blown out." | |
| Another man, on his way home from work, said: "I park my car around here every morning to use the train station. I must have just missed the shooting this morning. | |
| "I always thought this was a quiet residential neighbourhood." | |
| The car has been removed from the street and police are no longer in attendance at the scene. |