Gang leader shot barman because pub refused service

A LIMERICK criminal shot a teenage barman on Sunday night because an associate was refused a drink at the pub earlier that evening, gardaí believe.

Ryan Lee, 19, was shot twice by the man who entered Brannigan’s on Mulgrave Street at approximately 9.30pm.

Gardaí believe the gunman may have been looking for the bar’s owner, Stephen Collins, but shot Mr Lee by mistake, as both were wearing similar black shirts.