A man was taken to hospital with a suspected gunshot wound after an attack in Coalisland, County Tyrone.

The man, aged in his 40s, told police that two men approached him while he was sitting in a vehicle in the city shortly before 19:00 GMT on Wednesday.

He reported that an alleged firearm was inserted through the window of his vehicle and he was shot in the arm.

The man was treated at hospital, but police said his injury is not believed to be life-threatening.

“It is appalling that someone would be attacked in this way, especially in the early afternoon when the area would be busy with shoppers and travellers,” a PSNI detective inspector said.

“There is no place in our society for this kind of vigilante justice and we are lucky the outcome was not much more serious.”

Police said they are particularly interested in hearing from witnesses who were in the area of ​​The Lines in Coalisland, from Canal Quay to the shop’s car park, between 18:00 and 18:40 GMT.