A man has been taken to hospital after he was reportedly assaulted and shot in both legs at a property in Co Antrim.
The PSNI were called to the scene at around 10:40pm on Tuesday night after a report that a number of males wearing balaclavas and armed with crow bars assaulted a man, before shooting him in both legs in the garden.
The incident happened in the Ballyclogh Road area of Bushmills and officers say the man is currently receiving treatment for his injuries in hospital.
A PSNI spokesperson said: "Our enquiries are at a very early stage and I would like to appeal to anyone who has information which may assist our investigation to contact police and tell us what you know.
"No-one deserves to have this happen to them and there is absolutely no justification for an attack like this in our society.
"We must all work together to bring those responsible to justice and to stop this from happening to anyone else.
“If you have any information which could assist with our enquiries, please contact detectives at Coleraine on 101 quoting reference number 2108 01/09/20. You can also submit a report online using our non-emergency reporting form via http://www.psni.police.uk/makeareport/ or contact Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111 or online at http://crimestoppers-uk.org/.
