Updated: 8pm
Gardaí are appealing for information after a man died in a shooting incident in Dublin in the early hours of Sunday morning.
Emergency services and gardaí attended the scene of the incident in the Deanstown avenue area of Finglas, Dublin 11 at approximately 4.30am.
Upon arrival, they discovered a man, aged in his 20s, with a gunshot wound. He was pronounced dead at the scene.
The man's body was removed from the scene and a post-mortem examination was due to take place on Sunday evening by chief state pathologist Dr Linda Mulligan at the City Morgue in Whitehall. Gardaí said specific detail of the post-mortem will not be released for operational reasons.
The scene where the shooting took place is currently preserved pending an examination by the Garda technical bureau.
Investigating gardaí are appealing for anyone with information, or anyone who may have witnessed the incident, to come forward.
The force is also appealing for road users, particularly those with dashcam footage, who were in the area of Deanstown Avena, Deanstown Green, Deanstown Road, Cardiffsbridge Road, or any adjacent/surrounding roads between 9pm on Saturday and 4.30am on Sunday to contact gardaí.
Anyone with information can contact Finglas Garda station 01-666 7500, the Garda Confidential Line on 1800-666 111 or any Garda station.