POLICE are at the scene of a shooting in Ardoyne.
Police and paramedics were called to the incident close to Strathroy Park at around 8pm on Tuesday evening.
North Belfast Sinn Féin MLA Gerry Kelly said: “I have been speaking to police and understand a man has been taken to hospital following a shooting in Ardoyne tonight.
“I condemn this attempted murder. There is no place for guns on our streets.
“I call on anyone with any information whatsoever to bring it forward to the police.”
SDLP North Belfast Councillor Carl Whyte added: “The shooting of a man in North Belfast tonight must be strongly condemned. This will have caused much concern and upset in the local community and left the victim with potentially serious injuries.
“The days of gunmen roaming our streets must be consigned to the past. There can be no justification for the use of barbaric violence of this nature.
“It is deeply concerning that those behind this attack are in possession of a deadly weapon and it must be seized and taken out of circulation before anyone else is hurt. I would ask anyone with any information to come forward to police.”
