As part of Operation Order, Gardaí have arrested three males in Longford this morning, Friday 21st February 2020 in relation to a number of incidents that occurred outside Holy Family Church, in Mervue, Galway on the 13th January 2019.
The three males, two aged in their early 40s and the third in his late 30s are due to appear before Longford District Court this morning, Friday 21st February.
Previous An Garda Síochána statement listed below:
Gardaí are investigating a number of incidents in Galway yesterday afternoon 13th January 2019. The incident occurred outside the Holy Family Church in Mervue in Galway shortly after 3pm. A man in his 30s received a gunshot wound to the leg and was treated in University Hospital Galway.
A second man in his late teens received a stab wound to the back and was taken to University Hospital for treatment.
A third man received minor injuries in an assault on Walter Macken Road which is also under investigation.
At 3.30pm a teenaged boy was arrested on Walter Macken Road for possession of an offensive weapon. He has since been released and has been cautioned under the Juvenile Diversion Programme.
