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David Byrne was killed and two of his friends were injured in the shooting incident (Pic: Sunday World)

Progress made with hotel shooting investigation

Gardaí investigating the shooting at a hotel in Dublin that left one man dead and two others seriously injured say they are making progress in identifying some of the gang members involved.

News • 07 Feb 16

Detectives are trying to establish a motive for the murder

Major investigation into hotel shooting under way

The fatal shooting at a Dublin hotel today was a 'particularly nasty incident', said a senior garda as a major investigation gets under way.

News • 06 Feb 16

It is understood those involved fled the scene on foot and by car

Garda appeal for information after shooting

Gardaí are appealing for information following a shooting incident in Greystones, Co Wicklow.

Ireland • 12 Dec 15

A crowd gathers behind a police line near the scene of the shooting

14 killed, 17 injured in California shooting

Police in California have confirmed that 14 people have been killed and 17 others injured in a shooting at a centre that provides services for the disabled in San Bernardino.

News • 03 Dec 15

Suspect Robert Lewis Dear is due before court tomorrow

Colorado shooter opposed abortion, says clinic

The US family planning clinic said that reports that the gunman who attacked its Colorado centre had uttered "no more baby parts" during his arrest showed that the suspect was motivated by an anti-abortion agenda.

News • 30 Nov 15

Obama says 'enough is enough' after latest attack

US President Barack Obama denounced the epidemic of gun violence in the United States after yet another deadly shooting, saying "enough is enough".

News • 30 Nov 15

French police officers outside the scene of the hostage situation in Paris

At least 120 dead in attacks across Paris

At least 85 people were killed at the Bataclan concert hall in Paris, as well as several others in locations around the city following an unprecedented wave of simultaneous terror attacks. A total of eight attackers were killed, including seven by their suicide belts, during the attacks.

News • 14 Nov 15

The military said earlier in a statement that it had shot down an unidentified aircraft after it continued on its trajectory despite three warnings

US believes drone downed in Turkey was Russian

The US military believes a drone downed by Turkey was Russian, according to a US official, contradicting Russian claims that none of its drones had been lost.

News • 16 Oct 15

Brian Moore was shot in Queens while inside his unmarked car with another police officer

New York Police officer dies days after shooting

A plainclothes police officer has died two days after being shot in the head in New York.

News • 05 May 15

Protests have been held in Los Angeles in recent days over police killings of unarmed men

Wisconsin police fatally shoot black teen

Wisconsin police fatally shot an apparently unarmed African-American teenager yesterday, prompting dozens of people to protest at the site of the killing, according to police.

News • 09 Mar 15

The woman in her 20s was killed in a shooting at a Walmart store in the state of Idaho

Woman fatally shot by her two-year-old son in US

A woman has been accidentally shot and killed at a Walmart store in northern Idaho when her two-year-old son pulled a loaded handgun from her purse that then went off, according to a county sheriff said.

News • 30 Dec 14

The attack took place at the parliament building in Ottawa

Mother of Ottawa shooter denies 'terrorist' link

The Canadian citizen who police contend shot dead a soldier at a war memorial before charging into Parliament had intended to travel to Saudi Arabia, not Syria, his mother said.

News • 28 Oct 14

A policeman stands guard in the centre of Ottawa

Gunman shot dead after killing Canadian soldier

A gunman shot and killed a soldier guarding the National War Memorial in the Canadian capital Ottawa and was then killed when he entered nearby parliament buildings chased by police.

News • 22 Oct 14

50 shootings took place over four day period in Chicago

Nine dead in weekend surge of shootings in Chicago

At least nine people were murdered in Chicago over the Independence Day weekend in an explosion of gun violence branded "simply unacceptable" by its mayor.

News • 08 Jul 14

The man, who is in his 20s, is the fourth fatality from the attack

Man shot in Belgian museum dies from his injuries

A young Belgian man who was shot in an attack on the Jewish Museum in Brussels last month has died of his injuries, the public prosecutor's office said.

News • 06 Jun 14

Seattle police and firefighters gather after a shooting at Seattle Pacific University

Student disarms US shooter with pepper spray

Police in Seattle have praised the bravery of a student after a man armed with a shotgun opened fire in a University building, killing one person and injuring three others.

News • 06 Jun 14

Three people were killed in the attack on 24 May

Belgian shooting suspect refuses extradition

The French national suspected of shooting three people dead in Brussels' Jewish Museum last month has refused extradition from France to Belgium, prosecutors and his lawyer have said.

News • 04 Jun 14

Gardaí are appealing for anyone with information to contact Ballyfermot Garda Station

Two men injured in Dublin shooting

Two men have been shot in Ballyfermot in Dublin.

News • 14 Mar 14

Students that escaped the shooting thanks to brave teachers

One year anniversary of Sandy Hook marked

One year later, the mass shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut, still evokes raw emotion and sadness.

News • 14 Dec 13

Police detained a suspect at an underground parking lot in the western Paris suburb of Bois-Colombes

French police hold suspect over Paris shootings

French police are holding a man on suspicion of firing a shotgun at the offices of a left-wing newspaper and a major bank in Paris.

News • 21 Nov 13

Paul Anthony Ciancia also discussed weaknesses in airport security in the "suicide" note before Friday's attack

LAX gunman left note outlining an intention to die

The suspected gunman in last week's deadly attack at Los Angeles International Airport wrote a note saying he intended to die.

News • 03 Nov 13

Scene of shooting outside north city Dublin pub where four people were hit by gunman

Four injured, one critical, after Dublin shooting

A man is in a critical condition in hospital following a shooting in Dublin in the early hours of this morning in which three women were also injured.

News • 14 Oct 13