A man walking home on Bushmills Road in Coleraine suffered a gunshot wound to the hand in the early hours of Sunday, 12 April. The incident occurred between 1.00am and 1.30am when a suspect dressed in all-black clothing with his face covered approached and fired four shots at him.

The victim received medical treatment at a hospital. Detectives launched an investigation immediately after the shooting.

Bushmills Road remains closed from the Ballycastle Road junction to the Artillery Road junction while officers conduct enquiries in the area.

Police requested that anyone in the vicinity at the time come forward with information. They also appealed for dash-cam, doorbell or other video footage to aid the probe.

Contact should be made by calling 101 and quoting reference number 443 of 12/04/26.

Sinn Fein councillor for Causeway Coast and Glens condemned the shooting. He stated there is no justification for guns on the streets and urged people with information to contact the PSNI.