Feb 12
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Buncrana murder – Appeal for witnesses
Gardai in Buncrana, County Donegal investigating the circumstances of a fatal shooting last night (9th February 2012) have named the deceased as Andrew Allen.
Gardai wish to appeal for witnesses who may have been in the Links View Park area of Buncrana prior to or after the shooting and anyone who may have seen anything unusual or suspicious in the days leading up to the shooting.
Gardai are also appealing for witnesses who may have seen anything unusual or suspicious in or around Ballybone, Fahan where the Silver Vauxhall Cavalier car, registration number SJI 2117, was found burned out shortly after the shooting. This area is just off the Buncrana to Derry Road.
Gardai are anxious to trace the movements of this car before and after the shooting along the Buncrana to Derry road. There may also have been a second car in the Ballybone area around the time of the shooting.
Witnesses are asked to contact Buncrana Garda Station on 074-9320540, The Garda Confidential Telephone Line 1800 666 111 or any Garda Station.
The deceased 24-year-old received fatal injuries in the shooting incident which occurred at approx. 9.20pm in a house at Links View Park in Buncrana. He was pronounced dead at the scene.
A female in the house at the time of the shooting was uninjured. Gardai sealed off the area for a forensic examination.
