Fatal shooting of father leaves 10-year-old son an orphan

Gardaí search for evidence at the scene on Belclare Terrace, Ballymun, on Friday, where Patrick Lyons was shot dead on Thursday night. Picture Colin Keegan, Collins Dublin

Gardaí are examining a range of possible motives for the gangland-style murder of a father in north Dublin on Thursday night.

Patrick Lyons, 44, was walking along a laneway near his home in Ballymun when he was shot an estimated five times by at least one attacker.