A man has been shot in Louth this afternoon.
The shooting happened at the M1 Retail Park in Drogheda, shortly before 3pm.
Gardai say the man, who's in his 30s, left a premises and got into a white Vauxhall Astra with two other men.
A black Volkswagen Passat with the partial registration 132 D then pulled up close to the Astra, and fired a number of shots into it.
One of the people inside the Astra was shot at least once and brought to hospital, where he's being treated for serious injuries.
The other 2 men in the car at the time were not injured.
The black Passat drove from the scene and has not yet been located.
The scene of the incident is sealed off by Gardaí and an investigation in underway.
Anyone with information about the incident is asked to contact Drogheda Garda Station on 041 9874200.
