Ireland Firearm discharged in Limerick, gardaí investigate
Gardaí are investigating the discharge of a firearm at a property on Hyde Road, Limerick City, in the early hours of Thursday 12 October 2023. No injuries have been reported, and a section of Hyde Road between Childers Road and Lenihan Avenue was closed to facilitate investigations. A local feud between parties in a dispute is feared to be behind the shooting, which the sources place within a series of earlier shootings and a pipe bomb blast in the area. The sources name no victim, suspect or arrest, so the latest reported development is that the investigation is ongoing.
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Key facts
consolidated from all reports- What happened
- Gardaí are investigating the discharge of a firearm at a property in Limerick City.
- Where
- The shooting took place at a property on Hyde Road, Limerick City.
- When
- The shooting occurred in the early hours of Thursday, 12 October 2023.
- Weapon
- A firearm was discharged, and the sources give no further detail about the weapon.
- Cause
- A local feud between parties in a dispute is feared to be behind the shooting.
- Investigation
- A section of Hyde Road between Childers Road and Lenihan Avenue was closed to facilitate investigations.
- Gardaí launched an investigation into the shooting.
- Other details
- No injuries have been reported.
- The sources name no victim, suspect or arrest in connection with the shooting.
- Earlier shots were fired at a house in the O'Malley Park estate, Southill, on 5 October, with no injuries reported.
- A pipe bomb exploded on Hyde Road on 15 July, injuring a man in his 30s and damaging two houses.
13 statements extracted from the articles
- whatGardaí are investigating the discharge of a firearm in Limerick city. (limerickleader.ie)
- whatA firearm was discharged in Limerick. (extra.ie)
- whatGardaí are investigating a shooting at a house in Limerick City. (limerickpost.ie)
- whereThe incident occurred at a property on Hyde Road. (limerickleader.ie)
- whereThe shooting took place on Hyde Road in Limerick City. (limerickpost.ie)
- whenThe incident happened on Thursday morning in the early hours. (limerickleader.ie)
- whenThe shooting occurred in the early hours of Thursday morning. (limerickpost.ie)
- causeA local feud between parties in a dispute is feared to be behind the shootings. (limerickpost.ie)
- weaponA firearm was discharged. (limerickleader.ie)
- weaponA firearm was discharged at a property on Hyde Road. (limerickpost.ie)
- investigationA section of Hyde Road was closed off between Childers Road and Lenihan Avenue to facilitate investigations. (limerickleader.ie)
- investigationGardaí launched an investigation. (extra.ie)
- otherNo injuries have been reported. (limerickpost.ie)
The reporting
newest first- 12 Oct2023Gardaí investigating shots fired at house in Limerick City as local feud begins to boil
Reports a new shooting at a house on Hyde Road on 12 October 2023. The earlier shootings and the pipe bomb blast it mentions are background and are not separate cases here.
- 12 Oct2023Firearm Discharged In Limerick As Gardai Launch Investigation
Only the headline is usable. The article text is a site template with no incident details, so the date, location, people and circumstances are unknown.
- 12 Oct2023BREAKING: Gardaí investigate shooting incident in Limerick city
First report of the incident. Gardaí are investigating the firearm discharge and a stretch of Hyde Road has been closed. The article names no suspect, victim or arrest.