Man accused of firing shots had guns in garage to keep them out of UDA reach, court hears
The 32-year-old was involved in a Good Samaritan act gone wrong , his lawyer contended
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Man arrested after reports of shots fired in north Belfast No one injured during incident but further bulletin of separate shooting, also in north of city
about 7 hours ago Updated: about 3 hours ago Brian Hutton
The incident occurred shortly after 10.30am in the Silverstream Road area in Ballysillan. File photograph: Liam McBurney/PA Wire
A man has been arrested by police investigating reports of shots being fired in north Belfast.
The incident occurred shortly after 10.30am in the Silverstream Road area in Ballysillan.
“A man has been detained in relation to the incident,” she added.
Police later said there was a separate reported shooting incident, also in the north of the city, on Sunday.