Gardái have arrested a man in his twenties following the murder of a 36-year-old woman in Dublin on Saturday night.
Sandra Boyd, a mother of five, including an 18-month-old, was shot in the chest with a pistol at Collins Place in Finglas East.
A number of people were in the house at the time of the shooting.
Sinn Féin Councillor for Ballymum-Finglas, Anthony Connaghan, told Newstalk radio: “The community is shocked, saddened and numb with grief. The details were kind of sketchy as they came out, but now, we are learning it may have been accidental and unfortunately, she has lost her life.
“Straight away what I heard from people was, they were sobbing, numb and they just couldn’t believe it – no-one could. A mother there with five kids in the house. It is just shocking and no one can believe it at this stage.
“Hundred percent there is a fear because this can happen anywhere. It is not like it is happening in one corner. This is, if you took a map and put little pins in it, it is happening across the community.”
Connaghan said people are afraid that this type of incident can happen to anyone.
“They may not be going out to hurt innocent people, but innocent people are being caught in the crossfire.”
The man in his twenties was arrested on Monday morning and can be questioned for up to seven days. A firearm was recovered from the scene.
