20/05/2008

Man Shot Dead At House In Cavan

Gardai are investigating the shooting of a man at a house in Co Cavan this morning.

The 33-year-old victim is understood to have been in bed at the house in the Kilconny area of Belturbet when two men entered the room and shot him.

The incident happened shortly before 5am, and the man’s body remains at the scene, which is being examined by the Garda Technical Bureau and The State Pathologist.

Gardaí are preparing to make a statement regarding the incident later in the day.

(DW)


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