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17/09/2010
Dublin 'Kneecapping' Probe Leads To Arrest
Gardaí detectives investigating a shooting incident in Coolock, Dublin on Friday have arrested one man.
The incident took place at Adare Road, Coolock shortly before 1.30am when officers responded to reports of shots being fired at the scene and when they arrived they discovered a 22-year-old man with a gun shot wound to his leg.
They said there were two other men and two women in the house with the victim at the time of the shooting.
The injured man was taken to Beaumont Hospital where his condition is described as stable. Gardaí investigating the incident have located a car near to the scene which they believe to have been used by the gunman.
In a follow-up operation officers arrested a 24-year-old man close to the scene and he was taken to Ballymun Station where he is detained under Section 30 of The Offences Against The State Act, he can be detained for up to 72 hours.
(BMcC/GK)
The incident took place at Adare Road, Coolock shortly before 1.30am when officers responded to reports of shots being fired at the scene and when they arrived they discovered a 22-year-old man with a gun shot wound to his leg.
They said there were two other men and two women in the house with the victim at the time of the shooting.
The injured man was taken to Beaumont Hospital where his condition is described as stable. Gardaí investigating the incident have located a car near to the scene which they believe to have been used by the gunman.
In a follow-up operation officers arrested a 24-year-old man close to the scene and he was taken to Ballymun Station where he is detained under Section 30 of The Offences Against The State Act, he can be detained for up to 72 hours.
(BMcC/GK)
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