Witness saw flashes of light as father-of-ten was shot dead

A man witnessed flashes of light and a car screeching away as a father-of-ten was gunned down on a Dublin street corner, an inquest heard today.

Witness saw flashes of light as father-of-ten was shot dead
Fri, 23 Jun, 2006 - 18:55

A man witnessed flashes of light and a car screeching away as a father-of-ten was gunned down on a Dublin street corner, an inquest heard today.

Gerard Fitzgerald, 48, was seen falling to the ground at the junction of Oldtown Road and Shanliss Road in north Dublin after several shots were fired on November 21, 2001.

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