GSOC investigating 'unintentional discharge of a firearm' in which garda was shot in ankle

The injured officer is attached to the garda Armed Support Unit (ASU) and they underwent surgery on their ankle.

The office of the Garda Siochana Ombudsman Commission has confirmed it has begun a formal investigation into what it called an “unintentional discharge of a firearm” which resulted in a Garda being shot in the ankle while they were in a patrol car.

Sources said the incident occurred on the grounds of Mayorstone Park Garda Station, on Thursday, July 18 last.