Local community in 'shock' following fatal incident in Leitrim
The incident occurred in Thursday night in a residential house in Arderry between Ballinamore and Carrigallen.
A local councillor has said that his area of south Leitrim is in “shock” following an incident on Thursday night that left one man dead and another in custody.
“I can’t remember ever in my lifetime, and even much older people than me can remember, when anything of the same nature would have occurred,” said Leitrim councillor Paddy O’Rourke, who is from the parish of Arderry where the incident occurred.
“Our sympathy is with the family of whoever the deceased is, and all we can do is hope and pray that a conclusion is found to it, that no one else in the community is in any way exposed to risk,” said O’Rourke.
Gardaí responded to the scene around 9 pm on Thursday, where they found a man in his 40s unresponsive. The man was given emergency care at the scene but passed away following the incident.
Another man in his 30s was arrested and is being held at a Garda station in Leitrim.
Nothing is confirmed about the identity of those involved at this time.
“There is always speculation in the absence of reliable information; speculation will take over, and we will just have to wait and see,” said O’Rourke.
He stressed that anyone with any information should come forward to the Garda.