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| Late night city dog walker shot | Late night city dog walker shot |
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| Police in Edinburgh have launched an inquiry after a 39-year-old man was shot in the early hours. | Police in Edinburgh have launched an inquiry after a 39-year-old man was shot in the early hours. |
| The man, who was walking his dog about 0040 BST in the Paisley Drive area of the city, raised the alarm himself. | The man, who was walking his dog about 0040 BST in the Paisley Drive area of the city, raised the alarm himself. |
| He is not thought to be suffering life-threatening injuries and is being treated in Edinburgh Royal Infirmary. | He is not thought to be suffering life-threatening injuries and is being treated in Edinburgh Royal Infirmary. |
| Detectives, who are carrying out house-to-house inquiries in the area, have appealed for witnesses or other dog walkers to come forward. | Detectives, who are carrying out house-to-house inquiries in the area, have appealed for witnesses or other dog walkers to come forward. |
| Det Insp George Thomson: "Even at that time of the morning, there are usually a number of people out walking their dogs and I would appeal to anyone who was in the area and who saw or heard anything out of the ordinary to get in touch with us." | Det Insp George Thomson: "Even at that time of the morning, there are usually a number of people out walking their dogs and I would appeal to anyone who was in the area and who saw or heard anything out of the ordinary to get in touch with us." |
| A detailed forensic search of the scene is under way. | A detailed forensic search of the scene is under way. |
| Police have been carrying out house-to-house inquiries in the area | |
| Police added that a section of Paisley Drive was closed and access to Parsons Green Primary School was restricted. All vehicles will be turned back at MeadowfieLd Drive. | Police added that a section of Paisley Drive was closed and access to Parsons Green Primary School was restricted. All vehicles will be turned back at MeadowfieLd Drive. |
| Large silver screens have been erected by the police at each end of Paisley Drive. | |
| Police tape also seals off Meadowfield Drive from Parsons Green Primary School for a few hundred feet. | |
| Gregor Todd, who lives in the area, told BBC Scotland: "I feel just shock, total shock, it is unbelievable, I can't believe it, not round here. | |
| "It is genuinely a quiet area so for something like this to happen is crazy." | |
| Local Sharon Reekie, said: "It is very, very scary to be next to a primary school and to think the person could come back again is horrible. | |
| "You don't expect it to happen in a place like this." | |
| Lothian and Borders Police are due to hold a press conference at 1400 BST. |