A 17 year old male was shot in the leg in a paramilitary style shooting in the Gartan Square area of Derry last night.
A least two masked men forced their way into the teenager's home at around 10.45pm. One was armed with a baton or wooden bat and the other with a handgun.
It's believed a woman in her 50s may also have been assaulted by the intruders. She was taken to hospital for treatment. Two other adults understood to have been in the house at the time were not hurt.
Detectives at Strand Road said: "While thankfully this young man's injuries are not life threatening, this was a brutal attack and yet another example of how criminal groups seek to control communities through fear and violence."
Detectives want to hear from anyone with information.
