Thirteen-year-old arrested after Dublin man shot dead

A 13-year-old boy has been arrested by gardaí investigating the shooting dead of a man in the East Wall area of Dublin's north inner city last night.

The victim, aged in his 50s, was attacked on Bargy Road at around 7.15pm. He was shot a number of times.

He was rushed to the Mater Hospital, where he was pronounced dead a short time later.

Gardaí have launched a full-scale investigation and are appealing for anyone with information to come forward.

The scene of the shooting has also been sealed off for forensic examination.

Reports this morning speculated that the man may have been shot dead by a teenager after confronting a group of youths who had been throwing eggs at his home.

He was not known to the gardaí and the killing is not believed to be linked to gangland crime.