Man arrested and firearm recovered after kells shooting

Gardaí arrested a man, aged in his late 40s on Sunday, August 9 in connection with an incident where a firearm was discharged in Kells.

The shooting occurred at a house in the Archdeaconery area of the County Meath town on Saturday afternoon, August 8.

The man was arrested shortly before 5pm and is currently detained at Kells Garda Station under Section 30 of the Offences Against the State Act, 1939 as amended.
Gardaí recovered a firearm in a follow up search in the Carrick Street area, Kells.