Gardaí are urging members of the public to submit any video footage which may have been taken during a shooting incident in Glenties on Saturday morning last.
Investigations are continuing into the incident in which shots were fired on Main Street Glenties and Mill Road at around midnight on Friday night/Saturday morning. An armed man shot in the direction of gardaí causing damage to a patrol car and a civilian’s car.
An incident room has been set up at Ballyshannon Garda Station as investigations continue and a file is being prepared for the DPP.
Three men were arrested as a result of the incident. Two men have since been released and the third man appeared in court on Monday.
Investigating Gardaí are appealing to anyone who might have ‘dash cam’ footage, cctv footage or mobile phone recordings to make contact with them at Ballyshannon Garda Station on 071 98 58530.
Gardaí also denied local rumours that the man arrested had connections to a circus which was visiting the area.
Twenty-two year old Stephen Dowling appeared at Letterkenny District Court on Monday charged with discharging a firearm being reckless as to whether any person was injured or not.
The alleged offences, under the Firearms and Offensive Weapons Act, 1990, happened at Mill Rd, Drumnasillagh, Glenties, and Main Street, Gortnamucklagh, Glenties.
The court was told that Dowling, of Burren Road, Carlow, was arrested after he had visited Donegal on a hunting trip with his uncle and nephew.
Dowling was granted bail under a number of conditions. Judge Paul Kelly ordered him to provide his own cash bail of €2,000, an independent surety of €2,000, to reside at the address provided and to stay out of Co Donegal, apart from court appearances.
He also ordered him to observe a daily curfew between 10pm and 7am, sign on weekly at Carlow Garda station and that he surrender his passport.
The case was adjourned until April 27th to allow for the directions of the DPP.
