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20/01/2009
Man Killed And Two Injured In Tallaght Shooting
A man has been killed and two other men have been injured in a shooting in Tallaght in Dublin.
Gardaí say the incident happened on Kilmartin Drive shortly before midnight.
Gardaí on patrol in the area, responding to what sounded like gunshots, discovered the body of a 20-year-old man in a car in the driveway of a house.
The man, who had injuries to his upper body, was pronounced dead at the scene.
On searching the house gardaí found two more men, both in their 20s, with what appeared to be gunshot wounds.
A Gardaí spokesman said the two injured men, who are in their 20s, are in a serious condition in Tallaght Hospital.
The scene has been sealed off pending a technical examination, and an investigation is under way.
(DW/BMcC)
Gardaí say the incident happened on Kilmartin Drive shortly before midnight.
Gardaí on patrol in the area, responding to what sounded like gunshots, discovered the body of a 20-year-old man in a car in the driveway of a house.
The man, who had injuries to his upper body, was pronounced dead at the scene.
On searching the house gardaí found two more men, both in their 20s, with what appeared to be gunshot wounds.
A Gardaí spokesman said the two injured men, who are in their 20s, are in a serious condition in Tallaght Hospital.
The scene has been sealed off pending a technical examination, and an investigation is under way.
(DW/BMcC)
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