Lithuanian man may be detained further
The man is being held at Henry Street garda station in Limerick under Section 50 of the Criminal Justice Act 2007 which permits his detention for a total of seven days.
After the first 48 hours, gardaí have to get the approval of a district court judge to continue with the detention.
He is being questioned by gardaí from the Cork division who are leading the investigation surrounding events which led to the shooting near Shanagolden.
The movements of the two were being monitored by the regional armed support unit and detectives from Cork.
The D reg silver Toyota Corolla the men were driving, travelled from Co Cork into West Limerick and after going through Newcastle West, garda units moved to intercept the car at a place known as Jobbers Cross near Shanagoloden.
Gardaí moved to arrest the two men. In doing so a garda gun was discharged and one of the two Lithuanian men was hit. The bullet struck him in the face before lodging in his neck. He was removed in an ambulance and the second man was brought to Henry Street station.
The Garda Ombudsman is carrying out an investigation into the circumstances in which the shot was discharged and one theory is the weapon may have been accidentally fired.
Gardaí had set up a major surveillance operation as part of ongoing investigations into night time robberies in the Munster area allegedly involving Eastern European gangs.
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