Detectives have launched an investigation after shots were fired at a house on Coleraine’s Glenvara Drive on Thursday (June 20).

Detective Chief Inspector Kerry Brennan said: "Police received a report that a number of shots had been fired through the front window of a house at around 11.30pm on Thursday night.

"This was a particularly reckless attack in a built up area and thankfully a man and woman who were in the house at the time of the incident were not injured.

“We are lucky that we are not investigating a murder this morning. There is no place in society for criminals who think they have the right to put the community at risk in this way."

Detective Chief Inspector Kerry Brennan said “We are lucky that we are not investigating a murder this morning. There is no place in society for criminals who think they have the right to put the community at risk in this way." CREDIT NI WORLD

placeholder image — Detective Chief Inspector Kerry Brennan said “We are lucky that we are not investigating a murder this morning. There is no place in society for criminals who think they have the right to put the community at risk in this way." CREDIT NI WORLD

Police want to hear from anyone in the Glenvara Drive area on Thursday evening and who may have noticed any suspicious activity, or captured dash-cam or doorbell footage, which could help the investigation. Anyone with information should contact detectives in Coleraine on 101, quoting reference 1973 20/06/24.