Armed gardai swarmed the scene in a Cork town last night after an incident at a drugs checkpoint.
The Spa area in Mallow went to a whole new level of lockdown as a man was shot by an armed garda while two men were arrested.
The incident happened at around 8.30pm after they stopped a car while holding a operation aimed at tackling drug crime.
It's understood a man was shot in the shoulder after allegedly driving at one of the gardai, Cork Beo reports.
Another man fled the scene on foot but was later detained.
GSOC has been notified and is investigating all the circumstances around what happened while the two men who were arrested, under the Drug Trafficking Act, are being detained at Mallow Station.
A garda spokesperson said: "Gardaí in Mallow are currently at scene of an incident that occurred this evening Thursday 21st May, 2020 at approximately 8.30p.m at Spa, Mitchelstown Road, Mallow when a Garda firearm discharged one single shot.
"Gardaí are investigating all the circumstances of this incident, at this time. Two men have been arrested and are currently detained under Section 2 of the Criminal Justice (Drug Trafficking) Act, 1996 at Mallow Garda station.
"Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission have been notified and are at the scene of the incident and will conduct their investigation into the discharge of a Garda firearm.
"No further comment at this time."
