Josh, who is from the Kylemore area of Dublin, was shot numerous times in a shocking incident in the heart of Drimnagh on Sunday night.
Two men and a teenager in a badly damaged Ford Focus vehicle were then apprehended by armed gardai near the Our Lady of Good Counsel church nearby. The family friend told how Josh’s mother, who they said met with gardai earlier today, is in a state of shock. “Last night at approximately 12:15am gardai received a number of calls in relation to shots being fired at Knocknarea Road in Drimnagh, Dublin 12.
“The army’s Explosive Ordinance Team was requested to attend the scene. The device was made safe by the army OD team and removed from the scene. This device will be subject to further technical examination.” “A number of other vehicles have been damaged at Knocknarea Road and remain part of the scene and the technical examination.
“A family liaison officer has been appointed and a formal identification of the deceased has still to take place.