Skip to content

Councillor condemns 'reckless' gun attack on house

BBC A pane of glass on a front door with a number of bullet holes BBC
The occupant of the property was not in the house during the incident in Creggan

A councillor has condemned a gun attack on a house in Londonderry as "reckless".

The police said they found "several gunshot strikes to the front door of a house" in the Circular Road area of Creggan on Monday night.

Det Insp Lavery said the occupant was not at home when the attack happened and was unharmed.

Sinn Féin representative Emma McGinley appealed to those behind such attacks to stop.

Shows a woman with long brown hair and earrings. She is standing in front of houses with two cars in the picture
Emma McGinley says people do not want to see guns on the street

She said there was no support for such activity in Creggan and local people were shocked by the latest shooting incident.

She said there was no justification for the attack and no one wants to see guns on the streets.

"Creggan is a proud, positive community and people don't want this type of activity going on here," she said.

"Those involved in this attack should get off the backs of our community and if anyone has information they should pass it on to the police so those responsible can be held to account."

Police have appealed for anyone who may have witnessed suspicious vehicles in the area or who may have CCTV or doorbell footage to come forward.

A middle window pane is boarded between two glass windows
Police have appealed for anyone with information about the incident to come forward