The man had armed himself with a “large domestic knife”.
A man was arrested by armed Gardaí following a four-hour-long barricade incident in Dublin on Tuesday (29 March).
At around 12pm, Gardaí received reports that a man in his 30s had barricaded himself into a private residence on Sherrard Street in Dublin 1.
The man was armed with a large domestic knife while Gardaí observed that a woman in her 30s was also present in the apartment.
An on-scene commander was appointed and local Garda negotiators attached to the National Negotiators Unit attended the scene supported by armed support units.
On account of the operation, a media blackout was imposed by Gardaí.
At around 4.10pm, members attached to the Armed Support Unit intervened, disarmed and arrested the man under the Non Fatal Offences Against The Person Act, 1997.
He is currently being detained under Section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act, 1984, at Mountjoy Garda Station.
The woman, though uninjured during the incident, received medical treatment.
Gardaí say the scene remains preserved at this time and that investigations are ongoing.
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