Gardaí investigate fatal shooting in Ballymun

Gardaí have appealed for anyone with information in relation to this incident to come forward. Photo: Sasko Lazarov / RollingNews.ie

The body of a man shot dead in Dublin last night has been removed from the scene for a post-mortem examination.

Gardaí say the man, aged in his mid-40s, received a number of gunshot wounds and was pronounced dead at the scene.

The shooting occurred in the Belclare Terrace area of Ballymun, at approximately 9pm on Thursday.

In a statement issued this morning, Gardaí said the body has been moved to Dublin City Mortuary where a post-mortem exam will be conducted later today by Dr Linda Mulligan, Office of the State Pathologist. The Garda Technical Bureau are continuing to examine the scene.

Investigating Gardaí are appealing for anyone with information in relation to this incident to come forward. In particular, they are appealing to anyone who was in the Belclare Terrace and Belclare Park areas between 8pm and 9.15pm yesterday evening to come forward. 

They are particularly appealing to those with camera footage from area at the time of the incident (including dash-cam and mobile phone footage) to make it available to them.

Anyone with information is asked to contact the incident room at Ballymun Garda Station on 01 666 4400, the Garda Confidential Line on 1800 666 111 or any Garda station.

The shooting occurred in the Belclare Terrace area of Ballymun, at approximately 9pm. Photo: Sasko Lazarov / RollingNews.ie

A Garda spokesperson said, "Gardaí are aware of video footage and images circulating online in the aftermath of the shooting. Out of respect to the family of the deceased we would ask people not to share this material."

Speaking last night, local councillor Keith Connolly said the area is in shock.

"It's obviously devastating news for the community, he said.

"Tomorrow again people will talk of Ballymun in a negative light, which is completely wrong.

"The death of any person is obviously very sad. In the middle of the pandemic, it's much worse when our emergency services are stretched to such the max of their resources.

"I think the community will look at this and say this isn't what Ballymun is about, but yet again a small minority... just don't care about anyone else."