Michael Devoy, who was murdered in Tallaght at the weekend
Gardaí believe that Tallaght gun victim Michael Devoy may have been murdered by a 40-year-old hitman from Dundalk.
Mr Devoy, a convicted criminal from Ballymun, suffered gun shot wounds to the head and neck and other injuries to his upper body in an attack on Saturday night.
Garda detectives on a routine patrol came across two men in the act of disposing of Mr Devoy’s body on Foxhill Road in south county Dublin on the night.
They attempted to pursue the men but they managed to flee the scene in a silver hatchback.
Gardaí only discovered the body when they returned to the scene at a quiet country lane.
Mr Devoy had been wearing a bullet proof vest when the discovery was made and gardaí say he had feared for his life.
Investigations into the killing are underway but gardaí believe a Dundalk hitman may have been behind the killing.
The individual in question was stopped on January 7th near Mr Devoy’s home and questioned at Ballymun. They are now looking to speak to the same individual in relation to the killing.
Gardaí said that the killing had all the hallmarks of a gangland hit, with Mr Devoy only released from prison two days earlier.
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