Man (21) found in alley with gunshot wound

A  man (21) is being treated in hospital this morning after being discovered in an alley with a gunshot wound.

A  man (21) is being treated in hospital this morning after being discovered in an alley with a gunshot wound.

The man was discovered at around 11 p.m. last night off the Ballygomartin Road in north Belfast with a gunshot would to the thigh.

Police described the assault as a "paramilitary-style shooting".

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