Father shot dead after telling Gardaí of threats

A jury expressed concerns today after a father-of-10 was shot dead months after he contacted the Garda Complaints Board alleging officers had failed to act over threatening phone-calls.

Gerard Fitzgerald was discovered in a pool of blood after being shot in the head at close range at the junction of Oldtown Road and Shanliss Road, in Santry, north Dublin on November 21, 2001.