Justice · Dervock house attackBallymoney house shooting: Four masked men beat and shoot man inside homeAired October 28, 2026 at 4:23 AM UTCWritten October 28, 2026 at 4:29 AM UTCRead the write-upThis storyTranscript · LOADING0:07Four masked men beat a man with iron bars and shot him inside a home.0:10The injured man was taken to hospital.0:12Three other people inside escaped physical injury but were left badly shaken.0:16Detectives are trying to identify the attackers and trace their movements into and0:20away from the house.0:21The men entered an occupied house in Durvach, near Bally Money in County Antrim.0:26The attack brought police officers and the Northern Ireland Ambulance Service to the0:29property.0:30Police received the report shortly after half past midnight on Tuesday, October270:34th.0:34Their appeal names Stratham View.0:36The street is also spelled Strawham View.0:38Both spellings refer to the same attack.0:40One intruder carried a handgun, and the other three carried iron bars.0:43Police say the men struck the victim on the head and arms with the bars before0:47shooting him in the leg.0:48The attackers left in a Toyota Yaris.0:50That car was later found burnt out on Bernquarter Road.0:53Police have directly linked it to the men's escape from the house.0:55North Antrim MP Jim Allister called the attack beyond appalling.0:59Alistair of traditional unionist voice described it as the latest effort by criminal1:03elements to impose their will on the community in Durvach.1:06He said he'd previously met the police service of Northern Ireland about what he1:09called an anti-community campaign.1:11He called for rigorous police action against those responsible.1:14Police haven't confirmed a motive or linked this assault to a wider campaign.1:18We don't yet know whether anyone has been arrested.1:20The injured man's current condition also hasn't been made public.1:23Detective Inspector Ballantyne is asking for information about suspicious activity1:27in the area, along with CCTV, doorbell recordings, or other footage that could help1:32detectives identify the men and trace their movements.1:34Police are taking information through their witness appeal form or on one hundred1:38and one using the reference shown in the appeal.1:40Information can also be given anonymously through crime stoppers on eight hundred1:43five hundred fifty five one hundred eleven.Explore with HeyDexFollow via RSS
