The victim of yesterday's fatal shooting in Kildare has been named locally as Jason Doogue.
The 22-year-old man was gunned down in the Greenhills area of Athy in broad daylight at around 5 o'clock in the evening.
He was rushed to Naas General Hospital with gunshot wounds following the incident. He was later pronounced dead.
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As part of their investigations into the incident, gardaí arrested a man in connection with the shooting.
The man, who is in his 40s, is being detained at Kildare Garda Station under Section 50 of the Criminal Justice Act.
A post mortem on the victim's remains is expected to be carried out the State Pathologist today.
Local Councillor Mark Wall has offered his condolences to the dead man's family:
