BREAKING: Gardaí, including armed officers, are at the scene of an alleged shooting in a Kildare estate
Numerous gardai were despatched to the area
Up to a dozen gardaí are at the scene of an alleged shooting incident in a residential area near Naas.
At least half a dozen garda vehicles descended on the Castlefen estate, just off the Clane Road in Sallins at around 9 o'clock this evening.
Two armed officers assigned to the Armed Response unit, which is based in Newbridge are also present.
The exact nature of the incident remains unclear, but there is speculation in the area that a person received an injury after a pellet gun was discharged in the estate.
Gardaí sped to the scene in an array of vehicles with sirens and blue lights activated, travelling at speed along the Sallins Road.
An ambulance also arrived at the estate, not long after the gardaí got there.
Pellet guns, sometimes referred to as airsoft guns, are classified as realistic imitation firearms and in most cases require a licence.