Criminal is blasted in drive-by: Man shot three times in front of his girlfriend A MAN in his 40s was desperately clinging to life last night after a late-night shooting attack in west Dublin.
The incident happened close to the busy St Dominic’s Shopping Centre area in Tallaght, Dublin, just after 10pm.
Emergency services rushed to the scene and tried to resuscitate the victim and he was then rushed to Tallaght General Hospital where he was last night battling for life.
The victim was named locally as Karl Wynne (46), who is originally from Finglas but spent some time outside of Ireland during the 1990s.
Sources said Mr Wynne — who has convictions for armed robbery —was standing in the area with his girlfriend when he was shot a number of times including in his head.
Two men on a motorbike are believed to have carried out the attack.
Gardai immediately sealed off the area and appealed for witnesses to come forward to help with their investigation.
Last night’s shooting was the second gun horror in the area in less than two weeks as the body of Alan Desmond (38) was found by children in a field in Killinarden Hill on May 18.
He had died of a gunshot wound to the back of his head.
Karl Wynne was shot in the body and in the head by gunmen.
