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AN INNOCENT FAMILY was lucky to escape injury after a number of shots were fired into their house in Dublin by a shooter who gardaí believe was targeting a convicted sex offender, TheJournal.ie has learned.
The case of mistaken identity happened on Tuesday night in Crumlin. Around four shots were fired through the front door of the house at approximately 10pm. There were four people in the house at the time. Nobody sustained any injuries.
Gardaí believe the gunman got the wrong home. The family who live at that home have no involvement in crime whatsoever.
Officers are pursuing a line of inquiry that the gunman was targeting a convicted sex offender who is also allegedly involved in low level drug crime in the area.
He lives near where the shooting happened and officers are now investigating how the wrong address was targeted.
The shooter fled the area on a bicycle and gardaí believe he is a local criminal. However, investigations are still at a very early stage.
The sex offender has a large number of convictions including one for sexual assault, and others for robbery.
Gardaí confirmed they are investigating Tuesday’s incident.
A spokesman said: “Gardaí attended an incident on the 9th October 2018 at approximately 10pm.
“A number of shots were allegedly fired at the front of a house. Four occupants were in the house at time. No injuries were reported and investigations are ongoing.”
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It’s the thought that counts
Should have used Eircode!
So he targeted the wrong house, meaning it was quite OK to shoot at the right house?..
This convicted criminal was tried for his dispicable crime(s) and presumably served his sentence. That he is involved in drugs too, puts him on a par with many others and could well be the reason another criminal went after him. Will the missed target be told to sling his hook and make for the UK, takin* his dirty habits wit( him?
@helen walsh: … and you came to the conclusion that the article suggests it would be alright to shoot at the right house because …?
@helen walsh: yes well done. He has probably served his suspended sentences.
@helen walsh: have you been living abroad or under a rock? A proper sentence for a crime hasn’t been handed down in this country in years. No point in locking up a good cash cow, unless of course you can still make a barrel of cash on appeals.
Just don’t move into some of these areas of the city if you’re a medical Doctor of Children or you may also end up having shots fired at your door!
@Dotty Dunleary:???????
@Fr. Fintan Stack: I imagine he’s referring to the below. Or perhaps one of the other markedly similar instances in the UK. There are some seriously stupid people out there…
@Liam Doyle: Yes, though the 24 people who gave the ?? comment a thumbs up didn’t get it either
@Dotty Dunleary: Christ! I wonder what would happen if there was a ther@pist near by! Wow, even the journal have it in for that profession.
I’m guessing it wasn’t Einstein with the gun.
Would it be that difficult to get the address right.
@John ward: Shot’s fired, allegedly, what’s that all about, shot’s were fired or they weren’t.
A doctor was the mistaken victim.
The attacker didn’t know the difference between a Paediatrician and a Paedophile!
Gods help us all.
Hence crumlin house prices are where they are
Oddly worded article, like if he had of got the right house it would have been ok..
Off topic I know but why doesn’t this article open with “shooting in Dublin’s southside”? If it had occurred north of the river, it would have the opening line. “On Dublin’s northside…etc”. There’s a serious bias in our national media. It really doesn’t serve our capital well.
Classic reason why local vigilantism doesn’t work.
@Niall Sheridan: Yep, leave it to the Gardai, they never get the wrong guy!
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