Gun attack on PSNI officers 'lured' to bogus burglary 16 May 2013 Last updated at 18:21 Police officers have escaped injury in a gun attack in County Antrim after being called out to a bogus burglary. Up to six shots were fired as three officers got out of their vehicle at Foxes Glen, off the Stewartstown Road, outside Belfast. Two men also narrowly escaped injury after their car was struck by the gunfire. The police have described it as attempted murder. Chief Inspector Darrin Jones said: "It is despicable that police officers who were simply trying to give assistance to a person they believed needed them, should be attacked so ruthlessly. I feel extremely fortunate and incredibly grateful that those responsible for this attack failed in their goal to murder. We could so easily have been dealing with an unimaginable tragedy had the person or persons who pulled the trigger had their evil way. Councillor Stephen Magennis said children were playing nearby when the shots were fired. The PSNI said one line of inquiry is that the officers may have been "lured" to the area to be targeted. The gun attack happened at about 13:00 BST on Thursday. The street was busy with children returning from school and playgroups at the time. Resident Margaret McGrath said: "I heard shots, I heard the police car, the wheels screeching on it and then I saw them really, really drive fast out of here. They were speeding so I knew that something had happened. I'm disgusted, we left this behind us a long time ago. A number of homes are being evacuated in the area as a precaution. The PSNI said: "Inquiries have established that the original burglary call was bogus." Sinn Fein councillor Stephen Magennis said the gunmen had "not only jeopardised the lives of police officers but also local people including children." "We are very lucky no one was injured or killed in this reckless and pointless attack," he said. Alliance MLA Trevor Lunn said he was concerned by "what appears to have been an attempt to lure police officers into a trap." "This just reminds us of the need to show extra vigilance, especially during the G8 when there will be a heightened security level," he said.