Meath community in 'absolute shock' after man shot dead outside family home

It is believed the married father's killing is related to the ongoing criminal gang feud taking place in nearby Drogheda

Meath community in 'absolute shock' after man shot dead outside family home

A local community in east Meath is in “absolute shock” after the gunning down of a 39-year-old man outside his family home on Monday night.

The man was attacked after returning home by car to his house at Castlemartin Drive, near the beach village of Bettystown, at 11.40pm, and suffered a number of gunshot wounds believed to have been fired from an automatic weapon.

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