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27/08/2013
Appeal Issued After Cyclist Shootings In Dublin
Gardaí have appealed for information and witnesses to an incident in which two men on bicycles were shot in Glasnevin, Dublin.
It is understood that at around 8.15am on Sunday morning, a 52-year-old man was shot as he cycled along a footpath on Glasnevin Avenue. When garda arrived, they found the man lying in the driveway of a house.
A second man, believed to be in his 30s was then found a short distance away in Hillcrest Park, also suffering from an apparent gunshot wound.
Garda say that both men where on bicycles at the time they were shot and had just left a laneway leading onto Glasnevin Avenue.
A forensic examination is underway on a firearm recovered at the scene.
Gardaí have appealed for information from anyone who may have witnessed the shootings or may have seen any suspicious activity in the area at the time to contact them.
(MH/JP)
It is understood that at around 8.15am on Sunday morning, a 52-year-old man was shot as he cycled along a footpath on Glasnevin Avenue. When garda arrived, they found the man lying in the driveway of a house.
A second man, believed to be in his 30s was then found a short distance away in Hillcrest Park, also suffering from an apparent gunshot wound.
Garda say that both men where on bicycles at the time they were shot and had just left a laneway leading onto Glasnevin Avenue.
A forensic examination is underway on a firearm recovered at the scene.
Gardaí have appealed for information from anyone who may have witnessed the shootings or may have seen any suspicious activity in the area at the time to contact them.
(MH/JP)
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