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11/08/2015
Two Women Escape Injury In Gun Attack
Two women have escaped injury after a shot was fired at a house in west Belfast in the early hours of Tuesday morning.
A shot was fired through a window in the Rodney Park area at around 1.40am.
Two women were in the house at the time of the attack, however they escaped injury.
Police are appealing to anyone with information to contact them.
Sinn Féin MP Paul Maskey said: "This gun attack was wrong, served no purpose whatsoever and should be condemned.
"I have spoken to the women who were in the house when it happened and while thankfully neither were injured, they are understandably very shocked and shaken.
"This incident has caused shock in the local community. They do not want this type of thing happening on their streets."
(CD)
A shot was fired through a window in the Rodney Park area at around 1.40am.
Two women were in the house at the time of the attack, however they escaped injury.
Police are appealing to anyone with information to contact them.
Sinn Féin MP Paul Maskey said: "This gun attack was wrong, served no purpose whatsoever and should be condemned.
"I have spoken to the women who were in the house when it happened and while thankfully neither were injured, they are understandably very shocked and shaken.
"This incident has caused shock in the local community. They do not want this type of thing happening on their streets."
(CD)
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