A man (35) has been shot dead in Tallaght, Co Dublin.
Two men aged 28 and 18 have been arrested in connection with the incident which happened at Kiltalown Road at about 10.30pm on Wednesday night.
Garda sources said they believe the killing is linked to the drugs trade. The main line of inquiry being explored is that the dead man owed money to a west Dublin drugs gang and was killed in a dispute over the non payment of that debt.
Gardaí were called to Kiltalown Road on Wednesday night where they found the victim seriously injured. He was treated at the scene and transferred to Tallaght Hospital where he was pronounced dead.
The two men were arrested near the scene of the incident.
The scenes of the shooting and a car found burning close by are being preserved for a technicaol examination.
A postmortem is to be held later on Thursday.
