Gardaí disarmed and arrested a knife-wielding man following a robbery in Ballymun, Dublin on Sunday afternoon.
Just after 2.30pm, the man entered a shop on Marewood Crescent, Ballymun and threatened staff with the weapon before leaving on foot with property.
Gardaí were alerted and, with the support of the Armed Support Unit, located the man and arrested him in the Sandyhill Gardens area.
“Less than lethal force options were deployed by gardaí in the arrest of the individual,” the Garda said in a statement.
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It is understood gardaí shot the man with a less than lethal 40mm impact round, which caused him to drop the knife.
The suspect remains in custody in a Dublin Garda station. He is also being questioned in relation to a number of other similar robberies which have taken place in Dublin in recent days.
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