Gardai in Dungarvan have begun an investigation into the circumstances of a shooting incident in West Waterford yesterday afternoon in which a couple aged in their sixties
suffered non-life threatening injuries.
Gardai and the emergency services were alerted to the incident at a farm at Ballysaggart, near Lismore, at around 5pm.
When they arrived at the house, it's understood they found the couple with injuries.
The incident prompted a major garda alert with members of the Armed Support Unit and local garda units from Lismore and Dungarvan in attendance as well as the Garda helicopter.
Two HSE ambulances also attended and it's understood that the couple were taken to University Hospital Waterford for treatment for non-life threatening injuries.
Garda technical experts recovered a legally held shotgun at the scene which has been sent for examination by garda forensic experts.
No arrests have been made so far in relation to the incident but Gardai say the investigation is ongoing.
