A MAN has been injured in a paramilitary-style shooting in west Belfast this evening.
The shooting took place in Cavendish Street, off the Falls Road, at around 7.45pm.
The 29-year-old man was shot in both knees and an ankle.
A PSNI spokesman said: “Police are currently at the scene of a paramilitary-style shooting in the Cavendish Street area of west Belfast.
“A report was received at around 7.45pm that a 29-year-old man was shot in both knees and his right ankle.
“He has been taken to hospital for treatment to his injuries.”
It is the second such attack in the region in the space of a week.
On Saturday, December 23, an 18-year-old man was shot in Pembroke Loop Road in Dunmurry, on the outskirts of Belfast.
He was taken to hospital where he received treatment for leg injuries after being shot twice.
Police are currently at the scene of a paramilitary style shooting in west Belfast. pic.twitter.com/GLRYr22Dod
— PSNI (@PoliceServiceNI) December 30, 2017
