10/10/2007

Three Held Over Fatal Limerick Shooting

Three people are being questioned in connection with the murder of a man in Limerick city early this week.

Gary Grant, 25, was shot outside a house in St Ita's Street in the St Mary's Park area around 10:15pm on Monday night.

He was taken to the Mid-Western Regional Hospital, but died on arrival.

A 20-year-old man was arrested shortly after the shooting and is being held at Henry Street garda station.

An elderly couple - an 81-year-old man and a woman in her 70s - were arrested on Tuesday night.

Both are being held under the Offences Against the State Act at Mayorstone garda station.

Gardaí also discovered a handgun and a loaded magazine during follow-up searches in St Mary's Park on Tuesday afternoon.

It has also emerged that Mr Grant was shot just seconds after armed police from the Emergency Response Unit had carried out a checkpoint in the area.

(KMcA)


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