Blood was visible on the ground at the crime scene on Thursday while a bloodstained Canada Goose jacket was taken away for examination by members of the Garda Technical Bureau.
Gardaà believe the people who shot at the teenager were trying to murder him and that the attack was well planned and was specifically targeted at the boy. The attackers appeared to have information about the victimâs movements and after opening fire on him they ran to a waiting vehicle which was later found burned out about 1km from the crime scene.
The injured teenager, who lives in another part of Dublin 8, less than 1km from where he was shot, was getting into a taxi on Eugene St just before 11pm on Wednesday when his attackers appeared and fired at him. The driver of the taxi and local people raised the alarm, with paramedics arriving to the scene within minutes.