Fatal shooting of man in Meath happened 30 minutes after gardaí patrolled street

A man has been killed in a shooting in Co Meath last night.

Update: Gardaí were patrolling Castlemartin Drive in Bettystown, Co. Meath, 30 minutes before a man was shot dead outside his home last night.

Officers were there as part of an ongoing operation to watch the homes of individuals deemed to be of interest to gardaí.