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13/08/2014
Gardaí Investigate Shooting In Cork City
Gardaí in Cork are investigating a shooting in the city in the early hours of Wednesday morning.
They report that a shooting took place on St Michael's Drive, Blackrock at about 01:50.
It is understood that shots were fired from a car at a parked car, while two men walked past. The car then sped off.
No one was injured in the incident.
A car thought to have been used in the shooting was found a short time later at the Marina in Cork city. It had been burnt out.
The scene of the shooting and the burnt out car have been preserved pending forensic examination.
(MH/IT)
They report that a shooting took place on St Michael's Drive, Blackrock at about 01:50.
It is understood that shots were fired from a car at a parked car, while two men walked past. The car then sped off.
No one was injured in the incident.
A car thought to have been used in the shooting was found a short time later at the Marina in Cork city. It had been burnt out.
The scene of the shooting and the burnt out car have been preserved pending forensic examination.
(MH/IT)
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