The man expected to be charged with the murder of Detective Garda Colm Horkan reportedly recently came to southern Ireland from the u.k. and according to newspaper reports was believed to be staying in Castlerea, County Rosscommon at the time of the incident, and believed to be living or have lived in Foxford, County Mayo. Colm is believed to have been killed with his own gun around midnight on Wednesday. A number of eye witnesses may give differing views but by some accounts the suspect was arrested in the vicinity shortly after shooting Colm 15 times.
The reported suspect is believed to have mental health problems. According to the report, the believed to be 43 year old man has no recorded criminal convictions in Ireland. Not known whether he has a criminal record in the u.k.
There is a big influx of people in Mayo, believed to be non-nationals. Perhaps a prelude to a referendum for a united Ireland. Garda commissioner Drew Harris is reported to have said definitively that the murder was not part of a subversive plot or any organisation. Southern Ireland suddenly has a large increase of u.k. citizens, soon to be Irish citizens.