Man survives Dublin shooting before gunman accidentally shot himself

Mr Freeze

Source: Breaking News.

A career criminal survived a botched attack on his life before the gunman accidentally shot himself.

The 52-year-old intended target is in a serious condition in hospital after he was shot in the stomach in a north Dublin suburb this morning.

The gunman was attempting to flee the scene, an alleyway between Glasnevin Avenue and Glasnevin Park , when – about 50 yards away – a second shot discharged from his gun and hit him in the leg.

A senior Garda source said detectives are trying to establish a motive for the attack and who ordered the hit.

“There are no obvious links between the men,” he said.
The intended victim has been described as a career criminal who was heavily involved in crime in the Ballymun and Finglas areas and who has links to the drugs trade.

http://www.breakingnews.ie/ireland/man-survives-dublin-shooting-before-gunman-accidentally-shot-himself-604845.html


...And that's why you always put the safety back on.

Sounds mad. Not the best Hitman anyways.

Menas

And the hitman will be hoping he gets put in protective custody. The Walrus is not someone to be messed with!

Xaniaj

Trigger Happy wrote: »

And the hitman will be hoping he gets put in protective custody. The Walrus is not someone to be messed with!

With a username like that, I presume you feel his pain!

FatherLen

Trigger Happy wrote: »

And the hitman will be hoping he gets put in protective custody. The Walrus is not someone to be messed with!

that's the worst gangster name ever.

Muise...

FatherLen wrote: »

that's the worst gangster name ever.

great theme tune though - he is the eggman, he is the eggman, wooooooooooooo!

Menas

FatherLen wrote: »

that's the worst gangster name ever.

Yup, and Proposition Joe is the best ever IMO.

prizefighter

Trigger Happy wrote: »

And the hitman will be hoping he gets put in protective custody. The Walrus is not someone to be messed with!

"The time has come," the Walrus said,
"To talk of many things:
Of shoes--and ships--and sealing-wax--
Of cabbages--and kings--
And why the sea is boiling hot--
And whether pigs have wings."
That's a direct transcript from the Garda interview.

Hazys

Only in 'murica

Birneybau

Muise... wrote: »

great theme tune though - he is the eggman, he is the eggman, wooooooooooooo!

Coo coo ca chu

I Heart Internet

From the reports I read, this was an escapade carried out entirely on bicycle (the victim and assailant both rode one) and the gunman then accidentally shot himself.

There's more than a hint of comedy about this carry-on.

I don't know much about either of these fellas. I hope they recover, whoever they are.

sbsquarepants

Trigger Happy wrote: »

Yup, and Proposition Joe is the best ever IMO.

Poor old prop joe, i never trusted that sneaky slimy nephew anyway:mad:

sbsquarepants

I Heart Internet wrote: »

From the reports I read, this was an escapade carried out entirely on bicycle (the victim and assailant both rode one) and the gunman then accidentally shot himself.

There's more than a hint of comedy about this carry-on.

I don't know much about either of these fellas. I hope they recover, whoever they are.

Now i've seen some crazy shít in my time, but i ain't never seen a walrus on a bicycle!

FatherLen

Hazys wrote: »

Only in 'murica

didn't realise glasnevin was in America.

Mr.McLovin

I Heart Internet wrote: »

From the reports I read, this was an escapade carried out entirely on bicycle.

that's the recession for ye, even gangsters and hitmen are downgrading

Photo of the suspect

http://s2.thejournal.ie/media/2012/12/elmogun-630x372.png

Lando Griffin

It looks as if both were using the footpath to cycle on.:eek:
Hate people who do that with scant regard for pedestrians.:mad:

Lando Griffin

Lando Griffin wrote: »

It looks as if both were using the footpath to cycle on.:eek:
Hate people who do that with scant regard for pedestrians.:mad:

Ha ha ha I assume your joking?

As an innocent bystander I think id be more worried about taking a stray bullet from a glock rather then a bike crashing into me on a footpath and somehow i think the intended recipient wasn't too worried about avoiding pedestrians but peddling for all he was worth to avoid getting shot

Menas

Deleted User wrote: »

Ha ha ha I assume your joking?

As an innocent bystander I think id be more worried about taking a stray bullet from a glock rather then a bike crashing into me on a footpath and somehow i think the intended recipient wasn't too worried about avoiding pedestrians but peddling for all he was worth to avoid getting shot

:eek:

Trigger Happy

Trigger Happy wrote: »

:eek:

Having read Landos post again i sort of get more what he meant. He meant that a lad trying to whack another fella while pursuing him on a footpath showed little regard for the innocent bystanders that might also be on the footpath at the same time and he is right.

I had read it in another context

Birneybau

I imagine Lando was taking the p!ss

Birneybau

Birneybau wrote: »

I imagine Lando was taking the p!ss

Probably. Hard to tell by the use of emoticons

Menas

Deleted User wrote: »

Having read Landos post again i sort of get more what he meant. He meant that a lad trying to whack another fella while pursuing him on a footpath showed little regard for the innocent bystanders that might also be on the footpath at the same time and he is right.

I had read it in another context

I figured as much! You need to have your sense of humour turned on in this forum!

Amirani

Deleted User wrote: »

As an innocent bystander I think id be more worried about taking a stray bullet from a glock rather then a bike crashing into me on a footpath and somehow i think the intended recipient wasn't too worried about avoiding pedestrians but peddling for all he was worth to avoid getting shot

That provokes a very funny mental image, despite the seriousness of the situation.

Trigger Happy

Trigger Happy wrote: »

I figured as much! You need to have your sense of humour turned on in this forum!

Some posts ill admit i find it hard to gauge whether its said in jest or a serious context though i suppose this is after hours

hardCopy

Deleted User wrote: »

Ha ha ha I assume your joking?

As an innocent bystander I think id be more worried about taking a stray bullet from a glock rather then a bike crashing into me on a footpath and somehow i think the intended recipient wasn't too worried about avoiding pedestrians but peddling for all he was worth to avoid getting shot

This was a low budget "clipping" attempt. No glocks, just a defective sawn-off shotgun and a bike.

eamonnq

I Heart Internet wrote: »

I hope they recover, whoever they are.

Do you ? Do you really ?

hardCopy

hardCopy wrote: »

This was a low budget "clipping" attempt. No glocks, just a defective sawn-off shotgun and a bike.

Nidge is feeling the credit crunch so

magick

Looks like Hitman hit himself

Shams

Shams wrote: »

Looks like Hitman hit himself

It could be Elmo, it could be Aido (though he dont strike me as a cyclist) or perhaps even Tommy has recovered sufficiently from his beating at the hands of Nidge to make yet another f*ck up. Perhaps it was the little lad on the bmx that previously tried to kill Dazzler

Ste-

Anyone else think it's like GTA SA when you're in the hood on your bike!

mad m

This hitman must of been the same one employeed to take out The Viper Foley...now we all know how that ended up....:rolleyes:

Jesus Wept

I live near dere, claaaaaaaaas.

Micky Dolenz

Talk about shooting yourself in the foot.