Gardai are investigating all of the circumstances surrounding the fatal shooting of a female in Tallaght on the 7th February 2012.
At approximately 10.35pm a 16 year old female sustained serious injuries when a firearm was discharged from a passing vehicle into the parked car that she was a passenger in at Brookview Way, Tallaght. She was taken to Tallaght Hospital where she was later pronounced dead. Her body has been removed to the mortuary at Tallaght Hospital for a post mortem examination and the State Pathologist has been notified.
An incident room has been set up a Tallaght Garda Station and investigating Gardai are appealing for witnesses.
The scene is preserved pending a full technical and forensic examination.
Anyone with information is asked to contact Tallaght Garda Station 01 6666000, or the Garda Confidential Line 1800 666 111.
