Double shooting rocks Dublin: One man killed, while separate gun attack leaves ‘Mr Flashy’ gang boss associate wounded
- Man shot several times in Dublin last night and was pronounced dead at scene
- Another man, allegedly a close associate of a gang boss, was injured in shooting
- The second man was shot in Finglas, Dublin, but injuries not life-threatening
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A man has been shot dead in Dublin while a separate gun attack left a close associate of a gang boss known as ‘Mr Flashy’ injured.
The 34-year-old man, who has not been named, was shot dead outside a house in the Ronanstown area of the city at around 10pm last night.
A gunman approached the victim and shot him several times in the driveway of the house in Harelawn Park before escaping, police said.
The fatal incident was the second shooting in the Ireland’s capital last night, with a 21-year-old man, who is linked to gang boss ‘Mr Flashy, seriously injured in a shooting in Finglas, north Dublin.
A man has been shot dead in Dublin while a separate gun attack left a close associate of a gang boss known as ‘Mr Flashy’ injured. Pictured: The body is removed from the scene in Ronantsown, Dublin, where a man was killed in a shooting on Monday evening
Family members are consoled at the scene in Ronantsown, Dublin, on Tuesday morning where a man was shot dead on Monday night
The 34-year-old man, who has not been named, was shot dead outside a house in the Ronanstown area of the city at around 10pm last night. The fatal incident was the second shooting in the Ireland’s capital last night, with a 21-year-old man, who is linked to gang boss ‘Mr Flashy, seriously injured in a shooting in Finglas, north Dublin
In Ronanstown, there were emotional scenes as distressed relatives of the 34-year-old man gathered at the police cordon as the victim’s remains were taken away.
A major forensic investigation by members of the Garda Technical Bureau continued at the scene through this morning.
A witness of the fatal shooting said they heard around eight gunshots last night.
‘I thought they were bangers but then I realised the way they went. It was three shots, a stop, then three again and then two. What I heard was eight shots,’ the witness told Dublin Live.
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The 38-year-old victim was known to the gardai for his involvement in serious and organised crime, local media reported. He also had previous convictions for drug offenses and had served time in prison.
An hour before the fatal shooting, a close associate of the mob boss ‘Mr Flashy’ was taken to hospital after being shot in Finglas, in the north of the city, at around 9pm.
Forensic officers at the scene in Ronantsown, Dublin, today where a man was killed in a shooting on Monday evening
Gairdai believe the 21-year-old could have been in a car with another man when he was targeted by a gunman, reports RTE. The victim was shot in the hand as he tried to run away along Cardiffsbridge Road.
His injuries are not believed to be life-threatening, gardai said.
A burned out car was found nearby in the Berryfield area of Finglas by the police.
Gardai believe that the shooting is linked to feuding gangs in the area including Mr Flashy’s gang.
Mr Flashy runs his drugs and crime empire – known as the ‘Gucci Gang’ – in the area of Finglas and was once linked to the cartel run by Daniel Kinahan.
Kinahan later turned on Mr Flashy, who cannot be named for legal reasons, and ordered a gunman to assassinate him last year – but the plot was foiled by the gardai.
Tensions in Finglas have been mounting this year following the murder of Mr Flashy’s gang rival James ‘Whela’ Whelan, 29, in April, reports The Irish Independent.
Mr Flashy was targeted for the second time earlier this year when shots were fired at a taxi he was sitting in with his brother in Finglas. No one was injured and two men were arrested.
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