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Gardaí at the scene of the shooting in Barnwell Drive, Ballymun. Sam Boal via RollingNews.ie

Gardaí arrest teenager over Ballymun shooting which left garda injured

The officer was shot in the arm.

AN 18-YEAR-old man has been arrested in relation to a shooting in Ballymun yesterday morning which left a garda with a gunshot wound.

Officers said they have released two women without charge and that a file is now being prepared for the DPP .They are continuing to question a man in his 40s who was arrested yesterday as part of the investigation.

Yesterday morning, gardaí attempted to gain access to a house in Barnwell Drive, Ballymun, when they were fired upon. One member was hit while an 18-year-old man who was inside the house also received gunshot wounds.

When gardaí gained entry to the premises, a number of shots were fired. The initial shots missed the officers, however shortly afterwards a garda received a gunshot wound to the arm. An 18-year-old man was also injured at this point.

Speaking this afternoon at Ballymun Garda Station, Detective Superintendent Colm Fox said: ”We are appealing to members of the public who were in the vicinity of 1 Barnwell Drive between 6pm on the 6th December and 7am on the 7th December, to contact the incident room at Ballymun Garda Station.

“In particular, we would like to hear from taxi drivers, take away food outlets who may have delivered to this address or anyone else who may have had reason to call to this address.”

Anyone with information is asked to contact Ballymun Garda Station at 01-6664400 or the Garda Confidential Line 1800 666 111.

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    Dec 8th 2017, 6:00 PM

    More chance of him doing that than time in Mountjoy or Wheatfield. Your Honour he comes from a broken family and didn’t know what he was doing, yeah right.

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    Dec 8th 2017, 6:41 PM

    Attempted murder of a law enforcement officer minimum ten years no parole.trial should not last more than 15 minutes.

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    Dec 8th 2017, 7:46 PM

    @Gerard Heery: Since when did we become American – with all the lingo !!

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    Dec 8th 2017, 9:13 PM

    @Gerard Heery: the acronym for Law enforcement officer is leo

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    Dec 9th 2017, 9:51 AM

    @Rita Gleeson: sorry wasn’t sure what the proper title of an undercover gardai is to fit my opinion

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    Dec 8th 2017, 6:58 PM

    We can comment on this but don’t dare mention rio tickets!!!

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    Dec 8th 2017, 6:48 PM

    Should arrest and jail his parents.

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    Dec 8th 2017, 7:34 PM

    @KingBen: idiot

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    Dec 8th 2017, 7:36 PM

    I think they should jail everyone with the same surname. Really send a message.

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    Dec 8th 2017, 8:32 PM

    @your bustin: instead of showing your limited vocabulary, why not explain why I’m an idiot based on that comment?

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    Dec 8th 2017, 8:42 PM

    @JayK: that’s a great idea, extended family taking responsibility too.

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    Dec 8th 2017, 11:53 PM

    @KingBen: it should be obvious why such a stupid comment resulted in you being labeled an idiot.

    Parents have done anything wrong for starters, he’s 40 and a big boy so what he does is on him.

    Should I be punished when my teenage children do stupid teenage stuff? Be no adults around if that happened

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    Dec 9th 2017, 12:22 AM

    @Karl: idiot

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    Dec 9th 2017, 12:23 AM

    @Karl: read the article again.. Idiot.
    Them I will reply to your idiotic comment.

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    Dec 9th 2017, 6:40 AM

    @KingBen: perhaps calling you an idiot wasn’t helpful but your suggestion is despicable. You have no information about his parents or his background. I know parents who worry and work themselves into illness and early deaths trying to change their wayward children. I know of children forced into crime by people who threaten to kill their parents / siblings.

    So your comment was a casual indictment of people you’ve never met and know nothing about.

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    Dec 9th 2017, 8:01 AM

    @Martin Byrne: fair enough Martin. But, if parents took personal responsibility from an early age this would be cut down. A lot of parents just don’t give a sh*t what their kids do. That’s my point .

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    Dec 9th 2017, 4:58 AM

    The local sheriff in Polk county Florida was asked why he shot a drug dealer 12 times.He replied because he ran out of bullets.

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