Detectives are appealing for witnesses and information after a shot was fired at a house in Newtownards on Tuesday night, 16th June.

Police received a report at around 11.25pm of a broken window at a property in the Half Acre Lane area.

Officers attended the address, where the damage was subsequently deemed to have been caused by a gunshot. It is believed this was fired just a few minutes before the report was made to police, between 11.15pm and 11.20pm. One person was in the house at the time. However, no injuries were reported.

It was further reported that a masked man, dressed in black, was seen in the area holding what appeared to be a small handgun, before making off towards Church Street.

Enquiries are ongoing and we would appeal to anyone who was in the area at the time or who has any information, including dash-cam, CCTV or other footage, to contact police on 101, quoting reference number 1891 of 16/06/26.

You can also submit a report or information online using the non-emergency reporting form via www.psni.police.uk/makeareport, or contact Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111 or online at www.crimestoppers-uk.org/.