Man shot in chest in Londonderry

A man has been shot in the chest after a police gun was discharged in Londonderry.

It happened as officers responded to an incident in Celandine Court in Gobnascale in Derry at around 10:45pm last night (Saturday, 17 April).


As officers were dealing with this incident, a police firearm was discharged and the man sustained a chest injury. He remains in hospital at this time.

A police officer was stabbed in the arm and head and taken to hospital for treatment.
The Police Ombudsman for Northern Ireland has been informed and is investigating.

There are no further details at this time.

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