Two men are being sought following the shooting of an unarmed garda in Dublin yesterday morning.
Paul Sherlock, a 34-year-old married man with two young children, was shot in the stomach by one of the occupants of a stolen car which he had been pursuing.
The gunmen stopped the car on the Ossory Road at around 9.10am, fired at Garda Sherlock and then made their getaway.
He was taken to the Mater Hospital where his condition is described as stable.
The two gunmen were in a silver Nissan Almera, which was stolen last May. The car was subsequently abandoned and gardaí believe the suspects then transferred to a white van.
The car was later recovered on St Barnabas Road. The area remains been sealed off and gardaí set up a check point at the East Link Bridge.
Gardaí have appealed for information from anyone who was in the vicinity of North Strand or Ossory Road between 6am and 9am yesterday morning, or who saw a white van leave St Barnabas Gardens.
Gardaí are also interested in speaking to anyone with information on the stolen Nissan Almera (registration number 02-D-68111).
An incident room has been set up at Fitzgibbon Street Garda Station and gardaí can be contacted on 01-6668454.
