30-year-old man to appear in Court in Sligo after shootout with Gardai

sligoA 30 year old man will appear in court in Sligo this morning charged in relation to the barricaded incident over the weekend.
He was arrested at a house on the Strandhill Road on Saturday afternoon at around 1:30pm following an armed standoff.
At around half past 12 on Friday night Gardai in Sligo were called to an incident at a house two miles outside the town on the Strandhill Rd locally known as Scardenmore.
A man had barricaded himself into the house – which is believed to be the family home – with a gun.
He discharged the firearm in the direction of Gardai and a critical incident was established.
Special units attended the scene including trained negotiators and nobody was injured.
Armed gardai returned fire during the 13 hour siege before arresting a man at the scene.
The man will appear at a special sitting of Sligo District Court at 10:30 this morning.
 

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