Man may have shot self by mistake

THE man who died from a shotgun blast in Dublin on Wednesday may have shot himself as he tried to fire at a group of rival drug dealers.

Man may have shot self by mistake

Victor Murphy is thought to have been part of a gang of three or four who drove to a Traveller site in Finglas, north Dublin, to shoot some petty drug dealers.

However, as he attempted to open fire, he may have inadvertently shot himself.

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