Gardaí at scene of suspected stabbing in Cork shopping district
An Garda Síochána have confirmed an incident took place in East Douglas
Gardaí are currently at the scene of a suspected stabbing in a large shopping district in the suburbs of Cork city.
The incident, which took place earlier this afternoon in the East Douglas area of the city, saw a man allegedly attacking another man in a suspected stabbing incident before fleeing the scene.
Gardaí have confirmed that they have attended the scene of an incident on East Douglas Street in Cork this afternoon.
However, they say no further information is available at this time.
Local Labour councillor Peter Horgan says the incident is a shocking one, which has happened at a busy shopping and dining district in the middle of the day.
'It's a busy footfall area in the village, it's very concerning that this happened,' said Horgan, who was one of many councillors who recently attended a Community Policing Forum in the area.
'It's very shocking to have this in the middle of the Easter Holidays with families around the village. I was down there earlier today at lunchtime and you could see families enjoying the last few days for the holidays, so this isn't 3am after a feed of drink kind of thing, this is in the middle of the day and is very concerning for people in the community.
'All I would say at this stage is that: anyone who was in the vicinity at the time should make themselves known to gardaí. Anyone going to the village may consider alternative routes.
'The gardaí need to be given time to investigate the incident but in my experience they are absolutely dedicated to ensuring the criminals that might want to take advantage of our society are brought to heel.'
Gardaí were seen questioning a man just before 5pm this evening, in an area cordoned off by an alleyway that connects the car park at the old Douglas cinema, and the main street of the village.
Gardaí have also contacted local businesses in the area as part of their investigation.
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