The latest victim of violent crime in Ireland was wearing a bulletproof vest when he died.
The man in his forties has been named locally as Michael Devoy of Balbutcher drive, Poppintree, Ballymun.
He was fatally shot in the neck on the Foxhill Road in Tallaght in Dublin last night.
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Gardai say they're awaiting the results of a full post mortem before deciding on a definite line of investigation.
It brings to 8 the number of people who've died in violent circumstances in the first 3 weeks of 2014.
These people in Tallaght say the figures are frightening:
