{"id":415833,"date":"2026-04-24T21:15:10","date_gmt":"2026-04-24T21:15:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/415833\/"},"modified":"2026-04-24T21:15:10","modified_gmt":"2026-04-24T21:15:10","slug":"bleeding-man-armed-with-knife-locals-hurl-objects-at-him-as-armed-gardai-rush-to-scene","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/415833\/","title":{"rendered":"Bleeding man armed with knife, locals hurl objects at him as armed gardai rush to scene"},"content":{"rendered":"

A member of the public can be seen approaching the man from the street and throws what looks like a shop sign at him\"A<\/p>\n

A man stands inside a Centra shop in Dublin brandishing what appears to be a knife. <\/p>\n

An altercation involving a man allegedly brandishing a knife and members of the public unfolded in Dublin <\/a>this afternoon.<\/p>\n

It is unclear how the incident started but video footage shared on social media shows a man armed, with what appears to be a knife, standing in the doorway of a Centra shop in the Marlborough Street area.<\/p>\n

There is blood coming from the left side of the man’s head as he stands with what is believed to be a knife in his right hand.<\/p>\n

A member of the public can be seen approaching the man from the street and throws what looks like a shop sign at him.<\/p>\n

Another man can be heard shouting at the man who remains inside the shop. The man attempts to show the man in the street blood coming from his right hand.<\/p>\n

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A member of the public appears to throw something at the man. <\/p>\n

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Gardai arrive at the scene. <\/p>\n

The video then jumps to gardai <\/a>arriving at the scene.<\/p>\n

An officer <\/a>dressed all in black can be heard approaching the man shouting “armed gardai, armed gardai” and then the video ends.<\/p>\n

When contacted by The Irish Mirror<\/a> a spokesperson for An Garda S\u00edoch\u00e1na<\/a> confirmed that a man had been arrested at the scene of the incident.<\/p>\n

“Garda\u00ed received report of an alleged incident involving a person in possession of a knife in the Marlborough Street area of Dublin this afternoon, Friday 24th April 2026,” the spokesperson said.<\/p>\n

“Garda\u00ed attended and arrested the man (20s). He is currently detained at a Garda Station in the Dublin region,” the spokesperson added.<\/p>\n

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