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Trial of Gort stand-off shooter begins

The jury in the trial of man who is alleged to have indiscriminately fired up to 48 live rounds of shotgun cartridges during a 21-hours stand-off has heard that gardai and members of the public had been in fear of their lives.

Gort shooter wanted gardai to take him down, jury hears

A jury has heard that a man accused of firing his shotgun several times during a 21-hour siege in Gort had never intended to hurt anyone but that he had wanted gardai to shoot him by instigating a “suicide by cop” scenario.

Gort man sentenced for twenty one hour siege

A 42-year-old man who held his “community up for ransom” by firing up to 48 shotgun rounds during a 21-hour seige in Gort has been sentenced to a total of five years in jail with the final year suspended.

 

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