Ireland Crumlin shooting under investigation after man seriously injured
Shortly after 9:45pm on Friday 21 February 2025, shots were fired at a residence on Rutland Avenue in Crumlin, Dublin 12, and a man in his late 30s was seriously injured, though not life-threateningly. He was taken to St James's Hospital for treatment, and no other injuries were reported. No arrests have been made, and the scene was examined by the Divisional Scenes of Crime Unit. Gardaí have issued a witness appeal, asking road users in the Rutland Avenue area between 9:15pm and 10:15pm to provide camera or dash-cam footage.
- Reported21 Feb
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Key facts
consolidated from all reports- What happened
- Shots were fired at a residence on Rutland Avenue in Crumlin, Dublin 12, and a man was seriously injured but not life-threateningly.
- No other injuries were reported.
- The victim is described as a man in his late 30s, though some reports give his age as being in his 40s.
- Where
- The victim was taken to St James's Hospital for treatment.
- When
- The incident occurred shortly after 9:45pm on Friday 21 February 2025.
- Investigation
- No arrests have been made and Gardaí investigations are ongoing.
- The scene was preserved and examined by the Divisional Scenes of Crime Unit.
- Gardaí are appealing for road users with camera or dash-cam footage from the Rutland Avenue area between 9:15pm and 10:15pm.
- Other details
- The incident occurred several days after a separate shooting near Malahide in north Dublin.
25 statements extracted from the articles
- whatShots were fired at a residence on Rutland Avenue in Crumlin (garda.ie)
- whatNo other injuries were reported (garda.ie, dublinlive.ie, irishtimes.com)
- whatA man was hospitalised with serious injuries following a shooting. (extra.ie)
- whatA man in his 40s was injured in a shooting incident (irishmirror.ie)
- whatThe man was seriously injured (irishmirror.ie)
- whatA man in his 30s was seriously injured. (dublinlive.ie)
- whatThe victim's wounds are serious but non-life-threatening. (dublinlive.ie)
- whatThe victim sustained serious but not life-threatening injuries. (irishtimes.com)
- whereThe shooting occurred on Rutland Avenue, Crumlin, Dublin 12 (irishmirror.ie)
- whereThe man was taken to St James's Hospital for treatment (irishmirror.ie)
- whereShots were fired at a home on Rutland Avenue, Crumlin. (dublinlive.ie)
- whereThe victim was taken to St James's Hospital for treatment. (dublinlive.ie)
- whereThe victim was attacked by a gunman at a residence on Rutland Avenue in Crumlin. (irishtimes.com)
- whenThe incident occurred shortly after 9:45pm on Friday 21 February 2025 (garda.ie)
- whenThe incident occurred on the evening of Friday 21 February 2025 (irishmirror.ie)
- whenThe incident occurred shortly after 9:45pm on 21 February 2025. (dublinlive.ie)
- whenThe attack occurred shortly after 9:45pm on Friday night. (irishtimes.com)
- investigationThe scene was preserved and examined by the Divisional Scenes of Crime Unit (garda.ie, dublinlive.ie)
- investigationNo arrests have been made (garda.ie, irishtimes.com)
- investigationRoad users in Rutland Avenue and surrounding areas between 9:15pm and 10:15pm are asked to provide camera or dash-cam footage (garda.ie)
- investigationGardaí investigations are ongoing (irishmirror.ie)
- investigationNo arrests had been made at the time of the report. (dublinlive.ie)
- investigationGardaí are appealing for road users with camera footage from the Rutland Avenue area between 9:15pm and 10:15pm. (dublinlive.ie, irishtimes.com)
- investigationThe scene was examined by the divisional scenes of crime unit. (irishtimes.com)
- otherThe incident occurred several days after a separate shooting in which a gunman opened fire on two men in a car in north Dublin near Malahide. (irishtimes.com)
The reporting
newest first- 22 Feb2025Man in hospital after gun attack in Dublin
Initial report of gun attack in Crumlin; no arrests made; Gardaí appealing for witnesses and dashcam footage from the Rutland Avenue area between 9:15pm and 10:15pm.
victim, late 30s, malesuspect, male - 22 Feb2025Gardai appeal for witnesses after man seriously injured in Crumlin shooting
Initial report of the shooting; Gardaí appealing for witnesses and road users with camera footage from the Rutland Avenue area between 9:15pm and 10:15pm.
victim, 30s, male - 22 Feb2025Man, 40s, rushed to hospital with serious injuries after shooting incident
Initial Garda statement confirming the discharge of a firearm and the victim's serious injuries; no suspect identified.
victim, 40s, male - 22 Feb2025Man hospitalised with serious injuries following shooting in Dublin
Only the headline states facts; the article body is empty template code. No incident date, suspect or investigation details are given. No existing case matches a shooting.
victim, male - 21 Feb2025Witness Appeal - Discharge of a Firearm, Crumlin, Dublin 12 – 21st February 2025
Gardaí witness appeal confirming no arrests made, scene examined by Divisional Scenes of Crime Unit, and requesting dash-cam footage from road users in the area between 9:15pm and 10:15pm.
victim, late 30s, male