Gardaí are investigating a shooting in west Dublin on Tuesday evening in which a young man suffered a number of gunshot wounds. The incident occurred at around 8.45pm when the victim was approached by a lone gunman on Shancastle Park in Clondalkin. He was shot a number of times before the attacker fled the scene on foot. The injured man was initially treated by an ambulance crew at the scene of the shooting but was later transferred to Connolly Hospital Blanchardstown. An area of Shancastle Park was cordoned off on Tuesday night to allow for an examination by scene of crime officers.

Source: The Irish Times December 17, 2019 22:30 UTC