Investigation after teenager injured in Galway shooting

An investigation is under way after a teenager was injured in a shooting in Ballinasloe, Co Galway, yesterday.

A shot was fired in a green area in the Curragh Park estate shortly before 2am.

The teenager was later treated for non-life-threatening injuries at University Hospital Galway.

A number properties were later searched by gardai in Ballinasloe and Athlone, Co Westmeath, and a vehicle and a number of electronic devices were seized.

A man in his late teens was arrested in Athlone and is being detained at a garda station in the north western region.

Separately, another man, aged in his 20s, was arrested in Athlone on foot of outstanding bench warrants.

Gardaí are appealing to anyone who was in the Curragh Park area between midnight to 3am yesterday, and who may have witnessed the incident, or anyone who may have video footage, to come forward.

Anyone with information is asked to contact Ballinasloe Garda Station on 090 063 1890, the Garda Confidential Line on 1800 666 111, or any garda station.