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26/09/2014
Murder Investigation Launched After Fatal Shooting In Dublin
An investigation has been launched after a man was shot dead in Balbriggan, Co Dublin on Thursday morning.
Gardaí say that a man aged in his 30s was shot dead while he sat in his car on Clonard Street just after 9am yesterday.
A woman who was also in the suffered a gunshot wound to the leg and is said to be in a stable condition in hospital.
It is understood the man and woman had just left a child off at a nearby school when a lone gunman, wearing a balaclava, approached the car and fired several shots.
Garda have issued an appeal for witnesses to the shooting to contact them in Balbriggan on 01-8020510.
(MH/CD)
Gardaí say that a man aged in his 30s was shot dead while he sat in his car on Clonard Street just after 9am yesterday.
A woman who was also in the suffered a gunshot wound to the leg and is said to be in a stable condition in hospital.
It is understood the man and woman had just left a child off at a nearby school when a lone gunman, wearing a balaclava, approached the car and fired several shots.
Garda have issued an appeal for witnesses to the shooting to contact them in Balbriggan on 01-8020510.
(MH/CD)
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