Gardaí believe they have recovered the weapon used in the murder of a man in Dublin's north inner city yesterday afternoon.
Twenty-four-year old Martin O'Rourke, a father of three from Cypress Hill in the city, died after he was shot several times at the junction of Sheriff Street and Oriel Street.
Mr O'Rourke, who gardaí say was shot in a case of mistaken identity, tried to run but was shot several times by a gunman dressed in dark clothes, who then cycled away.
A black bicycle and a handgun from a wheelie bin nearby were recovered a short time later.
Ballistic tests are now being conducted on the gun, but it is believed to be the murder weapon.
Mr O'Rourke had lived in Focus Ireland supported accommodation in Dublin City Centre for a number of years.
He was described as a likable, harmless man, who was not a threat to anybody by homelessness campaigner Fr Peter McVerry, who had met Mr O'Rourke during his efforts to overcome his drugs addiction in recent years
Fr McVerry said he had attempted to become drug free on several occasions but had not been successful saying he had "a rather tragic life and a very tragic death"
A Capuchin Friar in the parish where Mr O'Rourke lived said the community was horrified by what happened to him.
Fr Bryan Shorthall, Parish Priest at St Michan's on Church Street said the locals were shocked and frightened by the shooting but were rallying and supporting each other as was their hallmark.
Sources say that Martin O'Rourke was a very private man and that his death was particularly tragic coming at a time when he was getting his life together
Arrangements for his funeral are now being made and his family has appealed for privacy.
It is the fifth murder as part of a feud between associates of Gary Hutch, who was shot dead in Spain last year, and David Byrne, who was connected to the Kinahan international drugs cartel based in Spain.
