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Man held over murder of Dean Johnson in 2011

Dean Johnson was shot as he sat in a car on Moorefield Avenue in May last year
Dean Johnson was shot as he sat in a car on Moorefield Avenue in May last year

A man has been arrested in connection with the murder of a 20-year-old man in Dublin last year.

Dean Johnson was shot as he sat in a car on Moorfield Avenue in Clondalkin on 25 May 2011.

He was taken to Tallaght Hospital where he was later pronounced dead.

A 23-year-old man was arrested yesterday evening in Co Wexford and is being held at Lucan Garda Station.

A number of other people have also been questioned in relation to the murder.