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15/09/2008
Gardaí Investigate Bizarre Double Shooting
Gardaí are investigating a bizarre incident in Dublin were a victim of a shotgun assault turned the weapon on his attacker.
Both men, aged 46 and 52, were injured in the incident by the same weapon at a house in Corduff Place in Blanchardstown on Saturday.
It is believed the first man went to the house and shot his victim who then snapped the weapon from him and returned fire, shooting him in the stomach.
The two men, both from the area, were rushed to James Connolly Memorial Hospital after distraught neighbours alerted the emergency services. The men are said to have non-life threatening injuries.
A Garda spokesman said they are not looking for anyone else in relation to the attack.
Gardaí are waiting for both men to recover sufficiently to face questions on how events unfolded.
(DW)
Both men, aged 46 and 52, were injured in the incident by the same weapon at a house in Corduff Place in Blanchardstown on Saturday.
It is believed the first man went to the house and shot his victim who then snapped the weapon from him and returned fire, shooting him in the stomach.
The two men, both from the area, were rushed to James Connolly Memorial Hospital after distraught neighbours alerted the emergency services. The men are said to have non-life threatening injuries.
A Garda spokesman said they are not looking for anyone else in relation to the attack.
Gardaí are waiting for both men to recover sufficiently to face questions on how events unfolded.
(DW)
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