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31st Mar 2020

Three arrested after shots fired at a house in Kildare

Rudi Kinsella

Dublin

The incident occurred on Monday night.

Three men have been arrested after shots were fired at a house in Kildare on Monday night.

Gardaí arrested the three men following shots being fired at a house in the White Castle Lawns area of Athy.

At approximately 10.15pm, the sole occupant of the house, a man in his late 40s, heard a loud bang and discovered damage to his front door.

Gardaí attended the scene and discovered bullet casings. A technical examination of the scene has been carried out.

No injuries were sustained as a result of this incident.

Three men, two aged in their 20s and one in his late teens, were arrested as a result.

All three are detained under Section 30 of the Offences Against the State Act 1939 at Garda stations in Co. Kildare.

Gardaí are appealing for anyone with information to contact them at Kildare Garda Station on 045 527730 or the Garda Confidential Line on 1800 666 111.

Investigations are ongoing.

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