Shooting On Bellevue Hill

Bellevue Hill FRI15DEC23

ardaí have confirmed to the Guide that a shooting took place on Bellevue Hill this evening.

With two men having now been taken to hospital, the details of what actually happened are currently being investigated.

According to one witness, it was just after 4.30pm this evening that two man in balaclavas approached two construction workers in a car.

Clinton McCormack

Driving a black 2007 Ford Focus car, and using a silencer, the men proceeded to shoot the older of the two victims, 44-year-old Clinton McCormack, four times, whilst also assaulting the younger passenger, a man in his late teens. It is believed that just McCormack was the target, and both father and son have reportedly been left with non-life threatening injuries.

With Gardaí and two ambulances quickly on the scene, Bellevue Road is expected to be closed overnight as the crime scene is examined.

It’s believed that the shooting wasn’t intended to be fatal, and that it’s connected to a long-running dispute in Bray, with the main victim having also had an attempt made on his life in 2016 and in January of this year by the same drug-trafficking gang.

If you witnessed the incident, or have dash cam footage between 4.15pm and 4.45pm, you can call Greystones Garda on 016665800 or the Garda Confidential Line here.