Gardai are appealing for witnesses after a man was shot dead at an underground car park close to Dublin city centre.

Gardai were called to the scene just before 10 am this morning.  they found the man with gunshot wounds to his body in a Volkswagen Golf car in the underground car park at Sheridan Court flat complex.  He was pronounced dead at the scene.  His body was removed this afternoon and a postmortem will take place.

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Earlier in this morning at around 7:55 a grey Opel Astra with false number plates (12 D 16387) was found on fire in a laneway off Clonliffe Avenue in Drumcondra not far from where the mans body was found.  The car was stolen in the Dublin area in April.  The scene is being preserved.

Gardaí are particularly appealing to taxi drivers and other motorists who have camera recording equipment on their dashboard or elsewhere on their vehicle and who were in vicinity of Dorset Street, Clonliffe Ave and surrounding areas of Dublin  between 7am and 10am this morning.  They would like to review any footage these people may have.

Gardai can be contacted at Mountjoy Street Station on 01 666 8600, The Garda Confidential Line 1800 666111 or any Garda Station.