Gardaí investigating the murder of gunman Tristan Sherry (26) have arrested a second man.
The arrest of the second suspect comes after another man has already been charged with the murder of Mr Sherry, who was overpowered and killed as he was trying to carry out a gun murder in a Blanchardstown, Dublin, restaurant on Christmas Eve.
The second suspect was arrested on Wednesday and was being questioned by detectives who are part of the investigation team based at Blanchardstown Garda station.
“He is currently detained under Section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act, 1984, at a Garda station in west Dublin,” the Garda said of the second suspect arrested.
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The second arrest comes after gardaí have reviewed CCTV, and other footage, filmed inside the Blanchardstown restaurant where Mr Sherry tried to shoot a man on Christmas Eve, but was himself murdered after being tackled by some of those present.
Mr Sherry, from Finglas, north Dublin, was among a group of men who staged a botched gun murder bid at Browne’s Steakhouse on Main St, Blanchardstown, at about 8pm on December 24th. The restaurant was very busy with the time, including several families with young children being on the premises.
However, while a man in his 40s was shot and remains in critical condition, Mr Sherry, who was one of the gunmen, became trapped in the restaurant after being tackled and overpowered. He sustained a litany of injuries, including being stabbed multiple times, and died.
A murder investigation was established and has already resulted in Michael Andrecut, (22), with an address at Sheephill Avenue, Blanchardstown, being charged with Mr Sherry’s murder.
He appeared at a special court sitting at the Criminal Courts of Justice on Saturday morning, after he was charged with murder at Blanchardstown Garda station last Friday night. He was subsequently further remanded in custody while a book of evidence is prepared.
The man who was shot and wounded in the Christmas Eve attack is a 47-year-old from Blanchardstown who is known to gardaí, as Mr Sherry was. The wounded man remains critically ill in James Connolly Hospital and fears for his life have increased in recent days after his condition deteriorated.
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