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01/06/2011
Gardai Probe Shooting Incident In County Mayo
Gardai at Castlebar are investigating the circumstances of a shooting incident which occurred yesterday in County Mayo.
Around 6.30pm a middle-aged woman was seriously injured when she was shot by a lone gunman at a shop on Main Street in Balla. She was taken by ambulance to Mayo General Hospital.
The scene has been preserved pending a full technical examination and the shotgun used in the incident has been recovered.
Gardai are appealing for witnesses to contact the incident room at Castlebar Garda station.
(BMcN/KMcA)
Around 6.30pm a middle-aged woman was seriously injured when she was shot by a lone gunman at a shop on Main Street in Balla. She was taken by ambulance to Mayo General Hospital.
The scene has been preserved pending a full technical examination and the shotgun used in the incident has been recovered.
Gardai are appealing for witnesses to contact the incident room at Castlebar Garda station.
(BMcN/KMcA)
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