THE innocent six-year-old boy who was shot and injured in Dublin last night is today recovering in hospital.
And gardai have appealed for those involved in the horrific attack to come forward.
Officers today said that they are following a ‘definite line of inquiry’ in relation to the shooting incident — and the scene was today technically examined.
A suspect has been identified and detectives called for all involved to turn themselves in.
shot VICTIM: The boy is recovering at Crumlin Hospital The six-year-old boy is now in a stable condition in hospital after being shot in the neck.
The child was standing in the hallway of a house last night when gunmen approached the front door, which was already ajar, and pushed it fully open.
They fired shots into the hallway and the boy was hit in the neck, either directly or by a ricochet.
A relative of the child was also in the house at the time, approximately 10.15pm in the Croftwood area of Ballyfermot.
The emergency services rushed to the scene to treat the child before bringing him to hospital where doctors performed surgery to remove the bullet from his neck.
The boy is in a stable condition today in Our Lady’s Hospital, Crumlin.
