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GARDAÍ ARE APPEALING for witnesses to a shooting that occurred in Meath today in which a man was killed.
The fatal shooting took place at Gormanston, Co Meath. It is understood the victim has links to dissident Republican activity.
He has been named locally as Peter Butterly from Louth.
Shortly after 2pm this afternoon, a man in his 30s drove into the car park at the Huntsman Inn, Gormanston.
A second car entered the car park a few minutes later. Gardaí say the man was confronted by the occupants of the second car as he walked across the car park, and was shot a number of times.
The assailants then fled the scene in a car which turned left on leaving the car park. This car was intercepted by gardaí on the Balscadden Road a short time later.
Four males, all aged in their 20s, were arrested by gardaí. A handgun was recovered and the car seized.
A fifth man aged in his 40s was also arrested near the scene a short time later. The men are currently detained at a number of north Dublin garda stations under Section 30 of the Offences against the State Act, 1939.
Examination
A preliminary examination has been carried out by the Deputy State Pathologist and a full forensic and technical examination of the scene is currently underway. A post mortem examination is due to take place at Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital, Drogheda, tomorrow.
An incident room has been established at Laytown Garda Station.
Gardaí said this evening that a number of people have come forward to assist in this investigation, and they are continuing to appeal for information.
In particular, they are appealing to anybody in the vicinity of the Huntsman Inn between 1pm and 2.30pm this afternoon to contact them.
Anyone with information is asked to contact Laytown Garda Station on 041 9813320, or the Garda Confidential Line on 1800 666 111.
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Gardai did an amazing job
For the life of me I can’t understand why anybody gave your comment a ‘thumbs down’…baffling!!
@James Butler… Agreed, bananas! All honest taxpayers no doubt!
Or gardai responding to the call out with a description of the getaway car intercepted it as they were trying to leave the area….maybe
Who cares? Sc u mbags 0 – 1 Gardai
Good job.
These Gardai were very brave to intercept this car putting there lives on the line for peanuts !!!
B&B and evening meals for four in PortLaoise indefinitely…….
Bunch off dopes,they didn’t get that far away before been caught outside the colleage ha well done to the gardai
He was under surveillance right, court case due next week. The muppets who were caught should have known that with this case pending and the nature of the charges that the Gardai would be watching his every move in terms of building a case. To take him out like that was just plain stupid and as it turned out the Gardai now have 6 people off the streets this morning that the majority of people will be happy about.
Obviously not a professional job if there was 4 people in the car when caught.
Went to a school out there. Pretty quite area
Really …never would have thought that.
That he went to school out there? Or that it’s “quite”?
*quiet.
There is something not right about this whole story, too many questions.
And what questions would they be?
You can’t think of any?
I would say the guy that got shot was under surveillance and that’d how the Garda were able to act so quickly.
They would not have expected them to kill one of their own.
you’re warm Mick
Nah I’d say the task force gardai were just having lunch nearby maybe they get free scram in army mess hall
Your an idiot
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