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Case No. 4731Fatal shooting · Co. Dublin · 6 May 2024

Four arrested over fatal shooting in Drimnagh, Dublin 12

Gardaí arrested two men and two women over a fatal shooting on Knocknarea Road, Drimnagh, Dublin 12, on 6 May 2024. All four were released without charge and files are being prepared for the DPP.

  1. Reportednot reported
  2. Arrested1 May
  3. Charged
  4. In court
  5. Verdict
  6. Sentenced
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Key facts

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8 statements extracted from the articles
  • whatA fatal shooting incident occurred in the early hours of the Monday. (garda.ie)
  • whereThe shooting happened on Knocknarea Road, Drimnagh, Dublin 12. (garda.ie)
  • whenThe fatal shooting happened in the early hours of Monday 6 May 2024. (garda.ie)
  • investigationGardaí are continuing to investigate all the circumstances of the shooting. (garda.ie)
  • investigationGardaí arrested two men aged in their 20s and 40s, and two women aged in their 20s, in recent weeks. (garda.ie)
  • investigationAll four people arrested were released without charge. (garda.ie)
  • investigationInvestigations are ongoing. (garda.ie)
  • otherFiles on the four people will be prepared for the Director of Public Prosecutions. (garda.ie)

The reporting

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  1. 1 May2025
    Arrestedgarda.ie, follow-up
    Update (3) - Four Arrested, Fatal Shooting Incident, Drimnagh, Dublin 12, Monday 6th May 2024

    Garda update (3) on the fatal shooting. Four people arrested in recent weeks were released without charge, files are to go to the DPP, and investigations are ongoing. The article is dated 27/05/2025 and gives the incident date as 6 May 2024. No existing case matches this incident.

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