Gun probe Gardai investigating alleged shooting incident in Dundalk, Co Louth

Gardai arrived after a video was circulated on social media reportedly showing a man firing a gun.

Garda cars in Dundalk following reports of an alleged shooting incident

Edel Hughes

February 21 2021 01:12 PM

Gardai rushed to Dundalk town on Friday night and closed off a street after reports of a gun being fired.

Mill Street was temporarily closed as officers and garda vehicles swarmed the area.

Gardai arrived after a video was circulated on social media reportedly showing a man firing a gun.

However, the video is understood to have been taken late last year and gardai say they are probing an "alleged discharge of a firearm that is believed to have occurred in December 2020."

LMFM reports the footage shows a man firing a pump action shotgun onto a footpath.

The clip appears to show a man in a face mask loading the gun with a single cartridge before it is fired from a window at an object across the street.

A spokesperson for An Garda Siochana told Sundayworld.com: "Gardaí are investigating an alleged discharge of a firearm that is believed to have occurred in Dundalk in December 2020. No arrests at this time, investigations ongoing."