Gardaí continue to question male over shooting in rural area of Dublin

Gardaí at the scene of the shooting at Hazel Grove off Blessington Rd in Tallaght, Co Dublin. Picture: Gareth Chaney/Collins

Gardaí are continuing to question a man in connection with the shooting of a father of two, who was walking with friends and his dog in a rural area of south Dublin.

The victim, named locally as Keith Conlon, from Tallaght, received a gun shot wound to the back of his head at around lunchtime on Tuesday. While initially conscious when paramedics arrived at the scene, his condition deteriorated and he remains in critical condition in hospital.