Ireland Named in reporting
Stephen Dowling
Born 1998, from the ages reported. 15 reports across 1 case, 25 Jan 2022 to 1 Apr 2024
Key facts
from every report naming them- Named as
- Convicted, accused, suspect
- Born
- 1998, from the ages reported
- Nationality
- Irish, as stated in a report
- Offences
- Firearms offence (discharge of a firearm)
- Where
- Co. Donegal
- Reporting
- 15 reports, 25 Jan 2022 to 1 Apr 2024
- Outlets
- thejournal.ie, donegallive.ie, irishmirror.ie, irishtimes.com, leinsterexpress.ie, rte.ie
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Cases
latest first- Man sentenced to eight years for firearms offence in Glenties, Donegal Firearms offence (discharge of a firearm) · Co. Donegal
Stephen Dowling, a 25-year-old Irish man from Burren Road, Carlow, fired up to nine shots from a .256 Remington T3X bolt-action rifle at gardaí including Detective Enda Jennings, Detective Darren Carter, Sergeant Eamon Griffin, and Garda Louis Browne, as well as civilians, cars, and three houses in Glenties, Co Donegal over about an hour in the early hours of 22 February 2020 while under the influence of alcohol and cocaine. He had been visiting with an uncle and cousin for a deer-hunting trip and became agitated after drinking and taking half a gram of cocaine. He was overpowered and arrested by armed detectives after crouching behind a pillar and firing two rounds. In January 2022, Dowling pleaded guilty to five counts of criminal damage and six counts of possessing a weapon with intent to endanger life or cause damage to property at Letterkenny Circuit Court. In February 2022, Judge John Aylmer sentenced him to eight years' imprisonment, reduced from a headline 14 years, citing no previous convictions, an early plea, and an apologetic attitude as mitigating factors.
Sentenced, 1 Feb 2022Convicted, accused, suspect · 15 reports
Timeline
every report naming Stephen Dowling, newest firstEach entry shows how that report described them.
- 1 Apr2024Unarmed garda tells of moment bullets zipped by his head as gunman fired shotsconvicted, Stephen Dowling, 25, male, named, irish (judged from name)Stephen Dowling
- 29 Mar2024'Bullet came within inches': Donegal sergeant faced down cocaine-fuelled gunmanconvicted, Stephen Dowling, named, irish (judged from name)Stephen Dowling
- 27 Mar2024Garda sergeant tells of facing down drink and drug crazed gunmanconvicted, Stephen Dowling, 27, male, named, irish (judged from name)Stephen Dowling
- 27 Mar2024‘It is an abnormal job’: Garda sergeant honoured for facing down deer hunter on armed rampageconvicted, Stephen Dowling, 25, male, named, irish (judged from name)Stephen Dowling
- 25 May2023Bravery award for Donegal Gardai who confronted out-of-control gunmanconvicted, Stephen Dowling, named, irish (judged from name)Stephen Dowling
- 2 Feb2022Eyewitness to Donegal shooting describes 'terror' of moment bullets flewconvicted, Stephen Dowling, 25, male, named, irish (judged from name)Stephen Dowling
- 1 Feb2022Man who went on shooting rampage in Donegal jailed for eight yearsconvicted, Stephen Dowling, 25, male, named, irish (judged from name)Stephen Dowling
- 1 Feb2022Man jailed for cocaine-fuelled shooting spree at Gardaíconvicted, Stephen Dowling, 25, male, named, irish (judged from name)Stephen Dowling
- 1 Feb2022Breaking: Man jailed for cocaine-fuelled Glenties shooting spreeconvicted, Stephen Dowling, 25, male, named, irish (judged from name)Stephen Dowling
- 1 Feb2022Man jailed for eight years over cocaine-fuelled shooting rampage in Donegal townconvicted, Stephen Dowling, 25, male, Irish, named, irishStephen Dowling
- 31 Jan2022Man to be sentenced for 'Wild West' gun rampage in Glentiesconvicted, Stephen Dowling, 24, male, named, irish (judged from name)Stephen Dowling
- 26 Jan2022Irish deer hunter high on cocaine and drink shot at gardai, civilians, buildingssuspect, Stephen Dowling, 25, male, named, irish (judged from name)Stephen Dowling
- 25 Jan2022Deer hunter on cocaine shot at gardaí and civilians in Donegal town, court hearsaccused, Stephen Dowling, 25, male, named, irish (judged from name)Stephen Dowling
- 25 Jan2022Gardaí feared for lives during 'wild west' shooting incident in Glentiesaccused, Stephen Dowling, 24, male, named, irish (judged from name)Stephen Dowling
- 25 Jan2022Man apologises for 'wild west rampage' in Co Donegalaccused, Stephen Dowling, 24, male, named, irish (judged from name)Stephen Dowling
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