Three bodies have been discovered after a horror shooting incident in Cork this afternoon.
The body of a man in his 20s was found inside a house in Assolas, Kanturk shortly after 1pm.
Gardai had been alerted to the scene after a neighbour heard gunshots.
Two further bodies, a male in his late 50s and a male in his 20s, were discovered in adjoining lands after an air search.
Gardai have sealed off the area with a major investigation underway.
A garda spokesperson said: "Both locations have been declared as crime scenes and An Garda Síochána has commenced a full investigation into all the circumstances of the incident under the direction of a Senior Investigating Officer. The State pathologist and the Garda Technical Bureau have been contacted and are on the way to both scenes.
"A family liaison officer has been appointed and an incident room has been established in Kanturk.
"An Garda Síochána is not looking for any other persons in connection with this incident at this time.
"An Garda Síochána is appealing to any person who may have any information which may assist in the investigation of the incidents which occurred this morning to contact investigating Garda at Mallow Garda Station 022 31450, the Garda Confidential Line 1800 666 111 or any Garda station."
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