Child Safety: Loaded Gun Found in Ballymun

0:00It's April 29th. This is Global News Today, powered by AI bringing you what matters globally. A loaded gun discarded during a police chase in Dublin's Ballymon area went off when a child picked it up from a bush. Irish police, known as Gardai, had just arrested a man in his 20s and a teenage boy after a firearm report. Luckily, no one got hurt in the Tuesday incident. This marks the second loaded handgun found in Ballymon in just three days. Here on Sunday, officers spotted one with a round in the chamber near a playground during a drug patrol. The chases involve suspects on foot and an ease-gooder tied to an ongoing drugs-fued, fueling violence there. Locals and counselors are reeling from the close call, especially with kids nearby. One counselor called it, shocking, highlighting how the discarded weapon ended up in a garden close to the police station. They're worried about the young ages involved, from the child to the arrested teen. Police are supporting the child's family and investigating strong leads on the Sunday

1:01gun. But Tuesday's weapon hasn't been recovered. Word is too. Youths on bikes snatched it after the shot. Counselors are pushing emergency measures, like CCTV in parks and high visibility patrols. Gardai have the man still in custody while prepping a report for prosecutors, as this cycle of feuds keeps testing the community's resolve. They alert out there, folks.