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11/03/2011
Father And Son Wounded In Dublin Shooting
A man and his 17-year-old son have been injured in a shooting in Stepaside in Dublin.
Two gunmen in a silver Ford Mondeo car blocked their way as they walking out of Grianan Fidh, Aiken's Village after 8am, and fired a number of shots at them.
The father and son were attacked as parents were bringing their children to school just yards away and the victims were taken to St Vincent's University Hospital.
Gardaí are now treating the attack as attempted murder and are appealing for anyone with information to come forward.
They are also seeking information on the movements of the Silver Mondeo car, which the gunmen left at the scene as they fled on foot.
The 38-year-old man, who is originally from Lithuania, is in a critical condition after he was hit a number of times in the upper body, while his son was shot in the arm.
(JG)
Two gunmen in a silver Ford Mondeo car blocked their way as they walking out of Grianan Fidh, Aiken's Village after 8am, and fired a number of shots at them.
The father and son were attacked as parents were bringing their children to school just yards away and the victims were taken to St Vincent's University Hospital.
Gardaí are now treating the attack as attempted murder and are appealing for anyone with information to come forward.
They are also seeking information on the movements of the Silver Mondeo car, which the gunmen left at the scene as they fled on foot.
The 38-year-old man, who is originally from Lithuania, is in a critical condition after he was hit a number of times in the upper body, while his son was shot in the arm.
(JG)
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