A 32-year-old man has been shot in what has been described as an attack "by appointment", DUP MLA William Hay has said.
The man was shot in both legs in a play area in the Lincoln Courts area of the Waterside just after 11.30pm on Tuesday.
He is recovering in hospital but his injuries are not life-threatening.
Hay said: "It almost mirrors what dissident republicans have been doing on the Cityside, when young people are almost being ordered to come to a particular area where the shooting takes place. "This is the first time that we've had an incident of this nature in the Waterside area."
