Man killed in village shoot-out over Border land dispute

A WILD-WEST style shoot-out in the middle of the main street of a small Border village led to the death of one man and a second being treated for gunshot wounds to his neck and face.

Keith Rodgers, 24, from Hackballscross in Co Louth, died of chest injuries shortly after being admitted to Louth County Hospital.

A second man was admitted to hospital just before noon with neck and face wounds after being dropped off at its entrance. He underwent surgery last night. Detectives from Dundalk are to question him when he recovers.