Man hospitalised in NI shooting

A 21-year-old man has been taken to hospital following a shooting in north Belfast this morning.

A 21-year-old man has been taken to hospital following a shooting in north Belfast this morning.

The alarm was raised when police from Tennant Street responded to a call of a shooting incident in the Brompton Park Havana Court area at 2.10am.

The man was shot in the calf of his left leg but his injuries are not believed to be life threatening.

Anyone with information is asked to contact the police.

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