Peaceful conclusion to Letterkenny incident involving Gardai

This (Thursday) afternoon Gardaí were requested to assist a state agency in the execution of a Court Order at a residence in the Letterkenny area.

A man barricaded himself in a room within the dwelling.

An Garda Síochána initiated its Operational Command protocol. An On-Scene Commander was appointed and local Garda negotiators attached to the National Negotiators Unit attended the scene with assistance from a number of other Garda Units.

Shortly before 7.00pm this evening, as a result of negotiations, the incident was brought to a peaceful resolution.

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