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09/12/2009
Arrests Follow Limerick Death
Gardaí are questioning five people following the fatal shooting of a man in Co Limerick on Tuesday night,
The 25-year-old was shot dead on the main Tipperary Road outside Limerick city around 9.30pm.
It is understood that the man was shot several times. He was taken to Mid-Western Hospital, but was later pronounced dead.
Four people - three women and a man - were arrested in a follow-up operation after the shooting, during which a house close to the scene was searched.
A second man was arrested on Wednesday afternoon.
Two of those arrested are being held at Roxboro Garda Station, while another two are being questioned at Henry Street Garda Station.
The scene of the shooting has been sealed off for a technical examination.
(KMcA/BMcC)
The 25-year-old was shot dead on the main Tipperary Road outside Limerick city around 9.30pm.
It is understood that the man was shot several times. He was taken to Mid-Western Hospital, but was later pronounced dead.
Four people - three women and a man - were arrested in a follow-up operation after the shooting, during which a house close to the scene was searched.
A second man was arrested on Wednesday afternoon.
Two of those arrested are being held at Roxboro Garda Station, while another two are being questioned at Henry Street Garda Station.
The scene of the shooting has been sealed off for a technical examination.
(KMcA/BMcC)
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