Two held in connection with Clondalkin killing
Detectives investigating the murder of a convicted drug dealer have arrested two men.
The pair – aged 33 and 26 – are both being questioned about the killing of Dean Johnson, 20, on Moorfield Avenue, in Clondalkin, west Dublin, on May 25.
They were detained in Dublin and are being held in Lucan and Ronanstown Garda stations under section 50 of the Criminal Justice Act.
They are the first people to be arrested as part of the murder inquiry.
Gardaí said they were also renewing their appeal to the public for help.
Johnson, who operated on the fringe of the illegal drugs trade, was shot dead in the back of a car just yards from his parents’ home.
A lone gunman fired around five shots at him as he sat in the rear seat of a red Volkswagen Golf.
Johnson lived on Moorfield Avenue with his mother and father and younger brother.
