Gardai investigate Blanchardstown shooting

Gardai are investigating a shooting in Blanchardstown, Co Dublin, yesterday evening.

Gardai are investigating a shooting in Blanchardstown, Co Dublin, yesterday evening.

A man was shot in a leg by a masked man carrying a shotgun at about 6 p.m. in a field near Snugborough Road.

He was found by passersby who brought him to nearby James Connolly Memorial Hospital. His injuries are not life-threatening.

Gardai said the gunman was wearing a balaclava and a green jacket, and theyappealed to anybody who may have been in the area at the time to come forward.

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The scene was preserved for technical examinations.