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Shooting
Man rushed to hospital in friend's car after Dublin shooting
The man was shot a number of times outside a shop in Coolock this evening.
A MAN HAS been injured in a shooting outside a shop on Ferrycarrig Drive in Coolock, Dublin, this evening.
The shooting occurred before 7pm this evening and it is understood the man, who is in his 20s, sustained a number of bullet wounds. He was rush to hospital in a friend’s car and presented himself to staff at Beaumont Hospital.
Staff had been put on notice by Dublin Fire Brigade after a call from the man’s friend en route.
His injuries are not thought to be life-threatening and a garda spokesperson said the scene of the shooting is now preserved for a forensic and technical examination.
“Because he presented himself at the hospital, we’re working backwards from there,” the spokesperson said.
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