Man in hospital after Belfast shooting
A man is in hospital after a shooting in West Belfast, police said.
The victim's condition is unknown.
The attack happened in the Distillery Court area this morning, a Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) spokesman said.
Officers are at the scene.
A Northern Ireland Ambulance Service (NIAS) spokesman said: "A male in his twenties was shot three times and he has been taken to the Royal hospital in a serious condition."
The attack comes as counting of votes from Thursday's Stormont Assembly election gets under way.
Sinn Féin MP Paul Maskey said: "I absolutely condemn the shooting of a man in the Grosvenor area of West Belfast this morning.
"Those responsible need to be taken off the streets.
"Anyone with any information must bring it forward to the police."
