Public order incident, Newry
05 Oct 2009
Police in Newry responded to reports of a disturbance involving a number of people in the Dublin Road area of the city at around 4.20pm on Monday 5 October.
Police attended and 9 males were arrested. During the disturbances, there was a report of a shot being fired. The Dublin Road was closed for a period to allow police to deal with the disorder.
Army Technical Officers attended to examine a suspected firearm that was recovered and later removed for further examination. A number of other items were also recovered from the scene. One male was sustained a non life-threatening injury to his body during the disturbance, but at this stage, it is not thought that the injury was caused by a gun-shot. A number of vehicles were also removed from the scene.
Enquires into the incident are ongoing and a motive for the disturbance has yet to be established. Anyone with any information is asked to contact CID at Newry on 0845 600 8000, or information can be passed anonymously to the Crimestoppers charity on 0800 555 111.
