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A CHILD IS understood to have fired a gunshot after a firearm was dropped during a garda pursuit in north Dublin this afternoon.
The incident occurred at around 3pm today in Ballymun. Gardaí had been responding to reports of a firearm incident in the area.
It’s understood that during the garda pursuit of a man in the area, a firearm was dropped and subsequently picked up by a child.
A shot was then fired before the weapon was taken away by another suspect.
Gardaí later arrested two males, one in his 20s and a teenage boy, who are currently detained at a garda station in Dublin.
“There were no reports of injuries in relation to this incident,” a garda spokesperson said.
They added that investigations into the incident are ongoing.
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