Detective Garda Colm Horkan killed in Castlerea, Roscommon - [MOD WARNING POST #1]

ACitizenErased

Just happened in the last hour, no further details.
https://twitter.com/eoghanymurphy/status/1273404712650489858?s=21


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Mod: The whataboutery is strong in this thread. Apparently my last two mod warnings weren't clear enough, so considering a man has died in what seems to be very tragic circumstances for all involved, the next person who decides to make it a race or traveller issue when there is NO evidence to even remotely support that, or engages in some stupid whataboutery along the lines of "what if the Garda shot first/what if the guard/attacker was black" is going to find themselves thread banned and/or forum banned.


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Class MayDresser

Before the **** storm arises, hope they're OK. Nobody deserves to be shot at work.

Green Peter

Thoughts and prayers that they will be ok.

ACitizenErased

https://twitter.com/mickthehack/status/1273408393437380613?s=21

mynamejeff

garda firearm taken and uniform member shot number for times ,

serious injuries , not expected to make it

one in custody

no further details

ronivek

mynamejeff wrote: »

garda firearm taken and uniform member shot number for times ,

serious injuries , not expected to make it

one in custody

no further details

Hopefully that’s not accurate and he pulls through.

Awful news.

Tokyo

Mod:

I have deleted a number of posts that are speculating on the current status of the Garda in question. Can I please ask everybody to not speculate further on this until confirmed reports come in, one way to the other? Thank you.

harr

Confirmed now on RTÉ that the guard in question has died .. RIP

ronivek

RTÉ are now confirming the Detective Garda has died.

May he rest in peace.

Tokyo

^^ Thanks for the heads up.

RTE article here:
https://www.rte.ie/news/2020/0617/1148139-garda-shooting/


RIP.

Gruffalux

Shocking. Poor man.

Be right back

What a terrible loss. May he rest in peace.

KevRossi

RIP and sympathies to his family and friends. I can still remember the killing of Garda‘s Morley and Byrne a few miles away in Loughglynn in 1981.

I guess we’ve all had a grumble at the Gaedai but it puts it into perspective what they do when this happens.

SaltSweatSugar

This is devastating news. He was an absolute gent. Thinking of him, his family and his colleagues at this extremely difficult time.

RIP lad, you will be missed.

El Gato De Negocios

Awful news and I hope the individual that shot him gets the attention he deserves in the station.

kowloonkev

may the culprit suffer the joys of police brutality for the rest of his incarcerated life.

blowitupref

Dreadful news this morning. My thoughts with his family and friends RIP.

coffeepls

Awful news. God love him. Thinking of his colleagues and family this morning. RIP

timsey tiger

Statutory Ape wrote: »

Awful news and I hope the individual that shot him gets the attention he deserves in the station.

It's awful that one guard lost his life, I really hope that other guardaí don't lose their careers, because of this individual.

KevRossi

kowloonkev wrote: »

may the culprit suffer the joys of police brutality for the rest of his incarcerated life.

That would help nobody.

LessOutragePlz

Shocking news, it's a reminder of how dangerous the job can be. May he RIP.

spurious

Terrible thing to happen. Reminds us of what the guards deal with every single day. His poor family and colleagues. R.I.P..

kowloonkev

KevRossi wrote: »

That would help nobody.

We all know he's going to suffer and rightly so. It helps to protect other Gardai because the vast majority of scumbags know they're going to suffer if they harm a Garda. So yes it does help.

El Gato De Negocios

timsey tiger wrote: »

It's awful that one guard lost his life, I really hope that other guardaí don't lose their careers, because of this individual.

Very possible the stairs in the Castlrea station are steep and accidents do happen. The lack of respect for AGS in this country from a huge number is really sad to see. Its not just criminal elements that have issue with them. If alot of the scumbag and scrote elements could be subjected to a firm kicking when required the country would be an awful lot better imo. Instead, you have every scobe with a smartphone trying to provoke a reaction as they know they are virtually untouchable.

Thelonious Monk

Shocking. No need for that here in Ireland. I wonder who the hell it was and how it happened?

Kiith

kowloonkev wrote: »

We all know he's going to suffer and rightly so. It helps to protect other Gardai because the vast majority of scumbags know they're going to suffer if they harm a Garda. So yes it does help.

No it doesn't. I hope he gets charged with the full extent of the law, and gets life in prison.

A beating behind closed doors does nothing to "scare" other criminals. A justice system that is extremely tough on this sort of crime might though.

Funkfield

I believe anyone who attacks the institutions of a state should be charged with treason

Phil.x

Terrible news. R.i.p.

Idbatterim

Let the vermin rot in his prison for the rest of their life ! The one crime here that might get more than a suspended sentence. The judiciary and politicians here have blood on their hands, they are entirely responsible for the lack of law and order!

Awful news to wake up to.

RIP and condolences to his family, friends and colleagues.

TheDenialTwist

Very saddened to hear this morning about the tragic loss of life of this detective while he was on duty last night. Thankfully an arrest was made. Condolences to family, friends and colleagues.

pc7

Awful news to wake up to, the poor man and his family. RIP

Yurt2

Statutory Ape wrote: »

If alot of the scumbag and scrote elements could be subjected to a firm kicking when required the country would be an awful lot better imo

I take it you've been asleep for the last three weeks or so.


RIP to the Garda.

SeaFields

Very sad news to wake up to. Rip to the Garda and condolences to his family and colleagues

Agent Coulson

Very sad news RIP.

There was a report last week where two detectives were assaulted by a gang of youths and one of them tried to take one of the detectives gun while attacking him.

Quiet scary now that this seems to have happened in this case and lead to the murder of a Garda.


If these animals think it’s ok to try and take a Garda’s gun they need to be locked up for life 23 hours a day until the day they die.

NIMAN

Murder of a guard should mean life in jail, you're never getting out.

May this poor man RIP, so sad for his family, to go to work and not come home.

El Gato De Negocios

Yurt! wrote: »

I take it you've been asleep for the last three weeks or so.

Is this comment related to BLM?

If so, there is a world of difference between law enforcement consistently and deliberately targeting one ethnicity for decades and some scumbags over here getting a well deserved few slaps.

If its not related to BLM then I havnt a clue what you mean.

El Gato De Negocios

Reading the news there. Apparently he was on his own on a routine patrol and stopped and approached someone on the street. The incident got physical for whatever reason and the Guards weapon allegedly got into the hands of the shooter and a number of shots were fired. Whatever the circumstances, its horrible news.

Esse85

One of the most difficult, unappreciated jobs in the country.
Poor man and his family, sad times.

vicwatson

Agent Coulson wrote: »

Very sad news RIP.

There was a report last week where two detectives were assaulted by a gang of youths and one of them tried to take one of the detectives gun while attacking him.

Quiet scary now that this seems to have happened in this case and lead to the murder of a Garda.


If these animals think it’s ok to try and take a Garda’s gun they need to be locked up for life 23 hours a day until the day they die.

Reports say a man in his 40’s is in custody, not a youth

Gooey Looey

I'm devastated here knew him and his family very well. RIP

Edgware

Third Garda from Castlerea station to be murdered on duty. Detective John Morley and Garda Henry Byrne murdered in 1980.

Gooey Looey

Gooey Looey wrote: »

I'm devastated here knew him and his family very well. RIP

Sorry for your loss, Gooey

nthclare

Any one who kills a Garda should be never let out again.
It's shocking, in the line of duty and this happens.
My Dad worked in the department of justice and as a kid I remember a lug trying to aggitate dad one evening in Limerick, let's just say we were lucky..
I'll never forget it, but dad's a gentleman but a hard man behind his calm exterior...

MEGA BRO WOLF 5000

nthclare wrote: »

Any one who kills a Garda should be never let out again.

Agreed.

Doctors room ghost

Rip to the guard and condolences to his family and friends.

punisher5112

Very sad and I hope it's a wake up call, no Gaurd should patrol on their own as it's honestly too much of a risk.

Condolences to the family and friends.

LeBash

nthclare wrote: »

Any one who kills a Garda should be never let out again.
It's shocking, in the line of duty and this happens.
My Dad worked in the department of justice and as a kid I remember a lug trying to aggitate dad one evening in Limerick, let's just say we were lucky..
I'll never forget it, but dad's a gentleman but a hard man behind his calm exterior...

I think anyone who kills anyone should be locked up for life.

I feel sorry for the family. If the law keeps allowing people attack who they want and get away with it, certain individuals are just going to escalate it.

AGS are being treated like sh1t on a shoe because no matter what they do to stop, arrest and prosecute crime, the next level of the system fails us all.

smurgen

mike_ie wrote: »

^^ Thanks for the heads up.

RTE article here:
https://www.rte.ie/news/2020/0617/1148139-garda-shooting/


RIP.

RIP to him. Shocking to hear this.

GolfNut33

The circumstances to this just don't seem plausible. Sounds like a movie script.

Yurt2

Statutory Ape wrote: »

Is this comment related to BLM?

If so, there is a world of difference between law enforcement consistently and deliberately targeting one ethnicity for decades and some scumbags over here getting a well deserved few slaps.

If its not related to BLM then I havnt a clue what you mean.

Leave it out. An entire country is enveloped in protests about police brutality and people like you don't get the message. Lets turn the Gardai into a militia clobbering scallys off the back of a tragedy; fantastic idea.


Just leave it out and show some respect to the deceased.