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Man arrested after firearm discharged at Leitrim residence

The man is being detained at a garda station in the Leitrim area
The man is being detained at a garda station in the Leitrim area

A man in his 30s has been arrested following the discharge of a firearm in Co Leitrim yesterday.

Gardaí responded to an emergency call to a residence in Killargue at around 3.20pm, with the armed support unit also attending the scene.

A taser was used as the armed support unit intervened, and the man was arrested at the scene.

He is being detained at a garda station in the Leitrim area.

A firearm was also seized, and has been sent for forensic and ballistic examination.

The scene has been preserved for a technical examination.