5 arrests made over Newry shooting

No one was injured in the attack on Altmore Gardens on Monday night.

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Author: Naomi HollandPublished 27th Mar 2018

Five men have been arrested in connection with a shooting incident in Newry.

At around 9pm on Monday night a car containing several people stopped outside a house on Altmore Gardens.

A shot was fired, causing damage to a window. But no one was injured.

The five suspects were detained in follow-up searches and two vehicles were also seized by the PSNI.

Sinn Féin Councillor Liz Kimmins has condemned the gun attack.

Cllr Kimmins said: “This was an extremely reckless act which endangered the lives of those in the house. Our community is fortunate that we're not dealing with a tragedy and there is anger about this criminal incident.

There is no place for guns on our streets and anyone with any information should bring it to the PSNI."

Anyone with information on the attack is asked to contact police in Newry on the non-emergency 101 number, or through the independent charity Crimestoppers.