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18/09/2015
Two Men Arrested Over Paramilitary-Style Shootings
Two men have been arrested in connection with two separate shootings in Newry.
Two 32-year-old males were shot in the leg in Sandys Road and Armagh Road, and police believe they "may be linked".
The men, aged 28 and 26, have been detained on suspicion of attempted murder, kidnapping and possessing a firearm.
The first incident occurred at around midnight. Police believe there was a verbal altercation between two men and a 32-year-old man was shot in the leg.
In the second incident, a 32-year-old man is reported to have been forced into a dark coloured car by four masked men and driven to the Armagh Road where he was also shot in the leg.
Both men are being treated in hospital, however their injuries are not believed to be life-threatening.
(CD/JP)
Two 32-year-old males were shot in the leg in Sandys Road and Armagh Road, and police believe they "may be linked".
The men, aged 28 and 26, have been detained on suspicion of attempted murder, kidnapping and possessing a firearm.
The first incident occurred at around midnight. Police believe there was a verbal altercation between two men and a 32-year-old man was shot in the leg.
In the second incident, a 32-year-old man is reported to have been forced into a dark coloured car by four masked men and driven to the Armagh Road where he was also shot in the leg.
Both men are being treated in hospital, however their injuries are not believed to be life-threatening.
(CD/JP)
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