Gardaí are appealing for witnesses after a number of shots were fired during an altercation on the north side of Cork city last night.
The incident happened at around 10.30pm when a 40-year-old man who was out walking at Chapelgate, Ballyvolane, was confronted by another man.
A number of shots were fired but the man was uninjured and escaped into a house for safety.
The scene was sealed off for a garda technical examination.
Gardaí are appealing to anyone who was in the Chapelgate or Leeds Lane area between 9.30-10.30pm last night to contact Mayfield Garda Station on 021-4558510, the Garda Confidential Line on 1800 666 111 or any garda station.
