Gardaí in Co. Mayo are continuing to question a man in connection with a shooting in the village of Balla near Castlebar yesterday evening.
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A woman – in her fifties – was shot by a lone gunman who entered a shop in the village’s Main Street at about half past six.
Gardaí later recovered a shotgun and arrested a man nearby – he’s being held at Castlebar Garda Station for questioning.
The woman is being treated at Mayo General Hospital where her injuries are not believed to be life-threatening.
