UPDATED….. A MAN has been shot dead at the Topaz filling station in Caherdavin on the Ennis Road on the outskirts of Limerick City. The victim, believed to be a bread delivery man, was shot dead by a lone gunman inside the premises of the filling station. Gardai believe that the shooting is known to be connected with a vicious gangland feud in the city. They have not released official details of the incident or the victim, but the dead man has been named locally as Daniel Treacy.
The man in his 30s was found by gardai who initially responded to an alleged robbery but arrived at the scene to find the body of the dead man in the shop.
Gardai are investigating the incident where the body remains at the scene following the shooting. They are interviewing witnesses and are asking members of the public with any information relating to the 6am shooting to contact them at Henry Street garda station. A full murder investigation has been launched.
UPDATE; A 29-year-old man has been arrested by gardai in relation to the shooting at the petrol station. The dead man has been named as Daniel Treacy
The Limerick Post has learned that Gardai are looking for a second suspect in connection with the killing this morning of Daniel Treacy. The shooting, believed to have been caught on CCTV footage, is being investigated by Henry Street Garda station but a 29-year-old suspect is currently being questioned at Mayorstone Garda Station by detectives under the provisions of Section 50 of the Criminal Justice Act 2007 following a high speed chase through residential areas of the northside of the city.
The victim, Daniel Treacy is a brother to Owen treacy who was a chief prosecution witness in the trial of five men charged with the murder Kieran Keane. Owen Treacy was stabbed 17 times by members of a rival gang and were also convicted of his attempted murder.
However, certain sources say that this incident is believed to be connected with an incident on the northside of Limerick some five years ago where a young man died. Gardai say they are following several definite lines of inquiry.
