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Man due in court after firing shots at Gardai

Rebecca Noonan
Rebecca Noonan

06:29 6 Jul 2020


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A man's due in court today charged after shots were fired at Gardai in County Cork.

The incident also involved a car chase that lasted nearly half an hour on the M8.

Gardai were called to an incident at Military Road at around 23:40 on Friday night, and when they arrived, a man fired a number of shots towards uniformed officers.

The suspect then left the scene in a car and Gardai pursued it, led by members of the Armed Support Unit.

The operation ended on the toll plaza on the M8 Northbound shortly after midnight, when Gardaí used a stinger device to bring the car to a halt.

The driver got out and fired at Garda members but no-one was injured.

A man in his 20s was arrested and was being questioned at Fermoy Garda Station- he's been charged and is expected to appear before the Criminal Courts of Justice in Cork this morning.


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