A murder investigation is under way after a man was found shot dead in Enfield, Co Meath.
Conor O’Brien, aged 19, was found dead in the driveway of a house on the Trim Road yesterday morning.
Detectives said Mr O'Brien, who was originally from Gorey in Co Wexford, sustained a single gunshot wound.
They said there was no firearm at the scene when detectives arrived yesterday morning.
Mr O’Brien was not known to gardaí and officers said they have yet to establish a motive for the killing which they believe happened sometime after 8pm on Thursday evening.
He had moved to Enfield four months ago and was due to start a new job in the coming weeks.
He was living in a self-contained apartment at the back of the main house on the Trim Road in Enfield.
Detectives said Mr O'Brien was in contact with a family member at around 8pm on Thursday evening.
Gardaí said a number of people in the area heard a single bang on Thursday evening but it was not reported at the time.
A post-mortem examination has been carried out on the body at Our Lady’s Hospital in Navan.
Gardaí are appealing for information and have asked anyone who may have been driving or cycling in the Trim Road area between 8pm on Thursday evening and 7am yesterday morning to contact them.
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