Boxer Dad Of Three Dies After Sparring Session In Gym
Boxer Dad Of Three Dies After Sparring Session In Gym

A 50-year-old man has died after a shooting at an Irish gym founded by the father of boxing champion Katie Taylor.

Pete Taylor was one of two other men injured at the club in County Wicklow. Irish police said their injuries were 'serious' but not life threatening.

A gunman, wearing either a balaclava or a boxing helmet, entered Bray Boxing Club and fired a number of shots at about 06:55 local time.

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Mr Messett has been described as an innocent man who was in the wrong place at the wrong time.

The getaway vehicle, a silver Volkswagen van with a Northern Ireland licence plate, was found burnt out close to the East Link Toll Plaza, near to the River Liffey in Dublin city centre.

Gardai (Irish police) said it is believed that this van travelled from Bray through Shankill and the Cornelscourt area before being abandoned on Pigeon House Road at about 08:05 local time where a man was seen leaving the van and cycling away.

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