Patrick Kinch jailed for firing shotgun at gardaí

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Patrick Kinch was jailed for 10 years, with the final three and a half years suspended, at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court, reported on 1 June 2017. He pleaded guilty to endangering gardaí by firing a stolen sawn-off shotgun during a siege at Deerpark Square, Tallaght, Dublin. Kinch also admitted damaging the house and causing more than €7,000 damage to a Garda vehicle.

The court was told that Kinch discharged 37 shotgun rounds in the direction of gardaí during the almost 15-hour incident on 20 December 2015. No garda was injured, and Kinch was arrested after throwing the unloaded shotgun from a window.

Judge Martin Nolan commended the gardaí for showing restraint and professionalism during the siege.