Updated at 11.50am
GARDAÍ ARE APPEALING for witnesses to a shooting in north Dublin last night.
It happened at a house at Belcamp Crescent, Coolock shortly before midnight.
A man aged 45 suffered a gunshot wound to his leg when a gunman forced entry to his house and shot him.
According to gardaí:
He received medical assistance at the scene before being taken to Beaumont Hospital with non life threatening injuries. No other injuries have been reported.
The gunman is described as being:
The gunman, who was also wearing a balaclava and black gloves, fled from the scene on foot to a waiting car.
A blue BMW saloon with a 02 C registration was discovered partially burnt out at Greenwood Walk, on the far side of the Malahide Road, a short time later.
According to gardaí:
A second car, a black coloured Volkswagon Golf with a partial registration number 99 C was later located close to Shamrock Cottages in the North Strand area. Both vehicles have been seized for technical examination and scenes have been preserved.
No arrests have been made.
Investigating gardaí want to speak to witnesses or anyone else with information, particularly people who may have seen either of the two cars before or after the shooting.
You can call:
Note: An earlier version of this article, based on a Garda press release, incorrectly stated that a Honda CRV was found in the North Strand area. That detail was updated after a second Garda press release was sent, shortly after 11am.
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