Ireland Crime

Adds that the victim was treated at University Hospital Galway, an incident room was set up at Ballinasloe Garda Station with a Senior Investigating Officer appointed, follow-up searches were carried out in Ballinasloe and Athlone where a vehicle and electronic devices were seized, a male in his late teens was arrested in Athlone and detained under Section 50 (up to seven days), a second man in his 20s was arrested on outstanding bench warrants, and Gardaí issued a public appeal for witnesses and footage.

Confirms arrest of a man in his late teens in Athlone under Section 50 of the Criminal Justice Act 2007; a second man in his 20s arrested on outstanding bench warrants; property searches in Ballinasloe and Athlone; vehicle and electronic devices seized; incident room established at Ballinasloe Garda Station; witness appeal for Curragh Park area between midnight and 3am.

First report of the Ballinasloe shooting. Gardaí have arrested an 18-year-old man over the shooting and a man in his 20s on unrelated outstanding warrants; the second man's arrest is not part of this incident and is not recorded as a suspect.

Gardaí press release reporting the shooting, the establishment of an Incident Room, property searches in Ballinasloe and Athlone, seizure of a vehicle and electronic devices, and two arrests in Athlone. Appeal for witnesses and footage from Curragh Park between midnight and 3:00am.