Reports are surfacing on Twitter that a man linked to the Hutch gang has been shot in North Inner City Dublin.
The man is thought to be a relative of Gerry ‘The Monk’ Hutch.
One tweet claims the incident occurred on North Cumberland Street and the man is critically ill.
The incident occurred at 10am today.
More to follow.
BREAKING: man shot in north Inner city; North cumberland Street. Believed to be critically ill.
— Michael O’Toole (@mickthehack) May 24, 2016
Emergency services are at the scene.
#BREAKING Shooting in Dublin’s North Inner City pic.twitter.com/9f6hc7BNMi
— Zara King (@ZaraKing_UTV) May 24, 2016
The Irish Times has confirmed that the man has died.