Police in Northern Ireland have launched an investigation into an attempted murder, after shotgun pellets were fired into a house in Ballygowan, Co Down, last night.
The incident happened at around 11pm, when shots were fired through the window of a house in the Brae Grove area.
A woman in her 60s was struck on the head and back with a number of pellets and was brought to hospital for treatment, where she remains.
A man who was also in the house at the time was uninjured.
Police believe the suspect fled in a white van.
"We are lucky that we are not investigating a murder this morning," Detective Chief Inspector Kerry Brennan said.
"There is no place in society for criminals who risk the safety of our community by bringing firearms onto our streets."
The PSNI has appealed to anyone with information or camera footage to contact them.
