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| Katie Taylor’s father seriously injured in Irish boxing club shooting | |
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| The father of Ireland’s Olympic boxing gold medallist Katie Taylor has sustained serious but non-life threatening injuries in a shooting near Dublin, police said. | |
| Pete Taylor, 57, was at Bray Boxing Club in Co Wicklow, about to start a session with up to 20 people shortly before 7am on Tuesday, when the attack happened. | Pete Taylor, 57, was at Bray Boxing Club in Co Wicklow, about to start a session with up to 20 people shortly before 7am on Tuesday, when the attack happened. |
| A 50-year-old man was killed and another man, aged 35, was injured, Irish police said, in an attack which came “out of the blue”. | A 50-year-old man was killed and another man, aged 35, was injured, Irish police said, in an attack which came “out of the blue”. |
| The club was where Taylor – Ireland’s Olympic, European and world champion – began her career. She went on to win gold at London 2012. The gym was established by Mr Taylor. | |
| A gunman wearing a balaclava or helmet and armed with what police believe was a handgun entered the gym. One man died at the scene, garda superintendent Pat Ward said, and two others were hospitalised. | |
| He said: “We are not giving out full details of the injuries received – what we can say is they are not life threatening. | |
| “They are very, very serious but they are not life threatening at the moment as we understand it.” | “They are very, very serious but they are not life threatening at the moment as we understand it.” |
| The assailant may have been wearing a high visibility yellow jacket. | The assailant may have been wearing a high visibility yellow jacket. |
| Mr Ward said detectives were still working to establish a motive, saying gardai were not sure whether the attack was targeted or indiscriminate. They were not aware of any pre-existing threats to any gym member. | Mr Ward said detectives were still working to establish a motive, saying gardai were not sure whether the attack was targeted or indiscriminate. They were not aware of any pre-existing threats to any gym member. |
| Mr Ward said the dead man was attending a regular fitness session. “This man was just using the gym like anyone else before he was unfortunately killed,” he said. | Mr Ward said the dead man was attending a regular fitness session. “This man was just using the gym like anyone else before he was unfortunately killed,” he said. |
| He added: “It was a normal session on a normal day and it was being undertaken by people who normally undertake that session in the early hours of the morning. This came totally out of the blue – it was a normal day for all of those people in the gym.” | |
| He said it was unclear whether the gunman had an accomplice. “We know one person entered the gym and came out and made their getaway in a silver VW Caddy with a Northern Ireland registered number. | |
| “We don’t know if there was anyone else in that van with him. That’s something that we are trying to find out.” | “We don’t know if there was anyone else in that van with him. That’s something that we are trying to find out.” |
| Police believe the getaway vehicle drove towards Bray town centre and there have been several unconfirmed sightings. | Police believe the getaway vehicle drove towards Bray town centre and there have been several unconfirmed sightings. |
| The chairman of Bray Municipal Council, Chris Fox, confirmed that Mr Taylor was one of those shot. Fellow councillor Michael O’Connor added: “Pete Taylor was shot.” | The chairman of Bray Municipal Council, Chris Fox, confirmed that Mr Taylor was one of those shot. Fellow councillor Michael O’Connor added: “Pete Taylor was shot.” |
| The body of the man killed was removed from the boxing club at around 2pm and taken from the scene in a blacked out vehicle. | The body of the man killed was removed from the boxing club at around 2pm and taken from the scene in a blacked out vehicle. |
| A technical examination of the area is being carried out by specialist officers. It is located at the harbour in Bray town. There was a heavy gardai presence at the scene on Tuesday as officers investigated the shooting. | |
| Local Sinn Fein TD John Brady tweeted: “Absolutely shocking news coming from Bray Boxing club this morning. Another dark day for Bray.” | Local Sinn Fein TD John Brady tweeted: “Absolutely shocking news coming from Bray Boxing club this morning. Another dark day for Bray.” |
| Ireland’s health minister, Simon Harris, who represents the constituency of Wicklow, tweeted: “Shocking news in Bray this morning. I have no doubt that the Gardai are doing all they can to apprehend those responsible.” | Ireland’s health minister, Simon Harris, who represents the constituency of Wicklow, tweeted: “Shocking news in Bray this morning. I have no doubt that the Gardai are doing all they can to apprehend those responsible.” |
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