GARDA MARKSMAN GIVES EVIDENCE AT GORT SIEGE TRIAL

Date Published: 12-May-2009

A Garda marksman has given evidence of how he shot a Gort gunman in the shoulder using a high velocity sniper rifle when he saw the man point a loaded double barrel shotgun at other Gardai during a siege in Gort two years ago.It was the fifth day of the trial of 42 year old Anthony Burke,of 67 Crowe Street, GortOfficer B told the jury that he believed the lives of three of his colleagues were in “imminent danger” and he immediately discharged a shot which hit the accused in the front left upper chest area and which exited just below his left armpit at the rear.The trial continues tomorrow.