Three arrested after Dublin shooting
Gardaí in Dublin are investigating a shooting incident in Dublin in the early hours of this morning.
Two men were standing in the hallway of a house on the North Circular Road when a shot was fired at them at about 2am this morning.
Three men have been arrested following a search involving the Air Support Unit.
Gardaí say one of the men targeted in this incident suffered a shotgun wound to his upper body, while the other man received a head injury, but he was not believed to be hit by the shot.
Both men's injuries are not believed to be life-threatening.
When gardaí arrived on the scene on North Circular Road, three men gave chase on foot.
Two of the culprits were arrested in the vicinity of Simmons Place.
The Air Support Unit was drafted in to help search for the third man who was subsequently found and arrested on Healy Street.
The three, two of whom are 20 and one aged 18, are being held at Store Street and Mountjoy garda stations.
A technical and forensic examination of the scene is due to take place.
