Gardai are investigating a shooting incident at Transallagh, St Johnston, Co Donegal at about 9.20 p.m. on the 25th of September 2008.
Gardai are investigating a shooting incident at Transallagh, St Johnston, Co Donegal at about 9.20 p.m. on the 25th of September 2008.
A 26 year old man was driving up to his house in a car accompanied by a female passenger in her 20's. A number of masked men, possibly up to four, approached the car and fired at least one shot through the window of the car, injuring the man in the neck. He was taken to Letterkenny General Hospital where his injuries are described as serious. The female passenger of the car was bundled into a large blue van by the masked men and later dumped out about a kilometre or two from the scene of the original incident.
The area is sealed off pending a technical examination by Garda crime scene examiners and the investigation is ongoing. Anyone with any information should contact Letterkenny Garda station on 074 9167100
Garda Press Office
26th Sept