Old man shoots Pole

MagicSean

http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/ireland/2011/0208/1224289257304.html

A MAN in his early 80s who lives alone is understood to have shot a man at the gate of his house in Birr, Co Offaly, late on Sunday night.

The elderly man, Eamon Sutton, called the emergency services moments after the shooting at his home on Wood Row.

The injured man, who is in his 20s and understood to be from Poland, was removed to hospital. Gardaí subsequently seized a legally held shotgun.

The victim of the shooting is resident in Ireland but is not believed to be living in the Birr area. He was taken to the Midland Regional Hospital in Tullamore, suffering from a gunshot wound to his right leg. His condition was described as stable yesterday.

Mr Sutton is believed to have moved from the countryside in the belief that it would be safer to live in a town. His home is located at the end of a laneway which has three houses.

Blood stains marked the wall at the side of his house yesterday and congealed blood remained dotted on the ground a short distance from the gate.

Outlining the circumstances of the shooting, Supt David Kavanagh said: “Just after midnight last night gardaí here in Birr responded to a treble nine call. They went to a scene at Wood Row just off Mill Street here in the centre of Birr town.

“There they found a young man in his mid 20s with injuries to his right leg. The scene was preserved and the young man was removed to the Midland General Hospital at Tullamore by ambulance. The scene was technically examined this morning at first light.”

He said it was too early to say what the motive for the shooting might have been. “We haven’t had the opportunity to speak to the injured man, he is being treated at hospital. We hope to speak to him tomorrow perhaps, at the earliest. There have been no arrests yet.”

Jim Lynch of Mill Street Cleaners said he was “disappointed” for Mr Sutton, who was a regular customer at the launderette. He described the area as very quiet. “We’ve never had any problems.”

Catherine Hayden said her elderly neighbour was “pleasant and courteous”. She heard the shot shortly before midnight. “I couldn’t determine what the bang was and what direction it came from.”

She said that because of strong wind and rain, she hadn’t heard anything else until the gardaí arrived. She described Birr as a good town and said the local people were “truly very good”.

Gardaí in Birr are seeking to speak to anybody who was in the Connaught Street, Mill Street or the Wilmer Road carpark on Sunday night between 11.30pm and midnight. Anyone with information is asked to contact Birr Garda station on 057-9169710.

I wonder if he was a "clothes collector"? Anyone else get these people calling to their houses in the early hours?

Tar.Aldarion

999 still works? Why does it not actually tell you anything about it apart from that it happened

3ndahalfof6

sounds like he was canvasing for FF

JONJO THE MISER

Well done that man, petty he didn't finish him off, these scum pray on older people about time they got what they deserved.

Dangerous Man

Dirty Romanian Gypsies out robbin' in the middle of the night. Probably in on it with the cream crackers. Should have shot them all in the head.

Mod note, user banned for this.

ejmaztec

I'd say exactly the same if my neighbour had a gun.:eek:

Catherine Hayden said her elderly neighbour was “pleasant and courteous”.

JONJO THE MISER

This is actually a increasing problem around my area as well, there are gangs of eastern europeans going around in cars scouting out houses and if they have dogs or not,a number of them have already being got my Gardai.
I have a legally held shot gun as do most of my neighbours and i can tell you none of us are afraid to use it against scum like these.

Ricardo G

He was driving a 7 series BMW, had a shaved head, black leather jacket, stonewashed jeans and pointy snake skin shoes and said "for you for me" quite a lot

Kintarō Hattori

JONJO THE MISER wrote: »

Well done that man, petty he didn't finish him off, these scum pray on older people about time they got what they deserved.

Dangerous Man wrote: »

Dirty Romanian Gypsies out robbin' in the middle of the night. Probably in on it with the cream crackers. Should have shot them all in the head.

Bit early to call for the wolves isn't it? The piece doesn't say why the chap was there, the Gardai haven't been able to talk to the shot person.

It's customary to have both sides of a story before coming to a conclusion.

garv123

Dangerous Man wrote: »

Dirty Romanian Gypsies out robbin' in the middle of the night. Probably in on it with the cream crackers. Should have shot them all in the head.

Except he was Polish.

JONJO THE MISER

JONJO THE MISER wrote: »

Well done that man, petty he didn't finish him off, these scum pray on older people about time they got what they deserved.

I think I'm missing something here

TanG411

Misleading thread title is misleading.

garv123

Kintarō Hattori wrote: »

Bit early to call for the wolves isn't it? The piece doesn't say why the chap was there, the Gardai haven't been able to talk to the shot person.

It's customary to have both sides of a story before coming to a conclusion.

Not in after hours.

MagicSean

DerangedDreamer wrote: »

Misleading thread title is misleading.

How so?

Dangerous Man

garv123 wrote: »

Except he was Polish.

Yeah. And there was only one person at the house. And there were no travellers. There was a lot wrong with my post. But that's what happens when you take the piss. There's always someone who jumps at the first chance of righteous indignation. And then they miss the point.