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Gardaí are appealing for any witnesses to come forward.
Roundwood

Man injured following shooting in Wicklow after his car was blocked by another vehicle

Gardaí are appealing to anyone who observed the movements of a silver Mercedes Benz in the area at the time of the shooting.

A MAN IN his 20s was hospitalised following a shooting incident in Co Wicklow on Tuesday night.

At around 10pm at Ballinahinch, Roundwood, two men were travelling in a car when they were blocked in by another vehicle and shots were fired.

One of the men travelling in the car, a man in his 20s, received a number of wounds and later presented at hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.

Investigations into this incident are ongoing at Bray Garda Station and gardaí are appealing for any witnesses to come forward.

Any persons travelling in the Roundwood area between 9:30pm and 10:30pm on Tuesday, 23 July are asked to come forward.

Any road users who may have camera footage, including dash-cam, and were travelling in this area at these times are also asked to make this footage available.

Gardaí are also appealing to anyone who observed the movements of a silver Mercedes Benz that travelled from Roundwood onto Newtownmountkennedy, and then northbound on the N11 into the Dublin 4 area, between 10pm and 11pm on Tuesday.

Anyone with any information is asked to contact Bray Garda Station on 01 666 5300, the Garda Confidential Line on 1800 666 111, or any Garda Station.

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