Man shot dead after he dropped child to school

Gardaí are bracing themselves for retaliation after a man was shot dead and his partner injured outside a primary school in north Dublin.

Man shot dead after he dropped child to school

The victim, Benny Whitehouse, 35, had just dropped his child off to St Peter and Paul’s NS in Balbriggan at 9am.

Detectives believe the shooting was linked to a feud between two gangs involved in the distribution of illegal drugs in north Dublin and south Louth.

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