Craigavon: man shot with a crossbow

Three arrested after incident

A man has been shot with a crossbow in Craigavon
Author: Nigel GouldPublished 27th Oct 2023

A man was shot with a crossbow in Craigavon early today (Friday).

Three men were arrested after the incident in the Rosmoyle area.

A PSNI spokesperson said: "We received a report at around 5am that a man in his 20s was shot twice in the leg with a crossbow. Officers attended alongside colleagues from NIAS who took the injured man to hospital for treatment to his injuries.

"Three men, aged 23, 32 and 34 were arrested on suspicion of grievous bodily harm with intent. They remain in police custody at this time.

"Our enquiries are at an early stage and we would ask anyone with mobile phone or dash-cam footage or any information which could assist with their enquiries, to call them on the non-emergency number 101, quoting reference number 219 of 27/10/23."