Murdered man may have fought gangland criminal

A FATHER of nine, singled out and shot dead as he played a game of pool in a pub, may have been killed after he was involved in a fist fight with a member of a criminal gang.

Murdered man may have fought gangland criminal

Thomas Canavan, who lived with his partner in Dublin’s south inner city, was shot dead in front of three friends on Monday night.

Gardaí are investigating reports he was involved in a row some time in the last couple of weeks and. whether his death is connected to the fight.

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