Fleeing gunman shoots himself in foot after blasting cyclist

Detectives were last night questioning a man who shot a cyclist before shooting himself in the foot as he attempted to escape.

The 31-year-old, who was also on a bicycle, accidently shot himself after he opened fire on a 52-year-old career criminal during morning rush hour in north Dublin.

The victim, from nearby Ballymun, received a gunshot wound to his stomach and fell from his bicycle onto the footpath along Glasnevin Avenue.