Murder of David Douglas

In 1983 Douglas received a sentence of twelve years at the Special Criminal Court for shooting with intent to kill a Garda during an armed robbery at an Allied Irish Banks sub-branch at Wang Laboratories in Castletroy, Limerick in 1982. He had been a member of the Provisional IRA. Douglas had links to the Hutch gang, as well as George Mitchell and a gang in Finglas. ==2015 shooting==

A senior member of the Kinahan gang survived an assassination attempt in November 2015 at a pub in West Dublin. Douglas was shot in November 2015 while walking his dog near his home. His wife insisted after this shooting that he was a law-abiding citizen. ==2016 shooting==

He and his wife ran the Shoestown shop on Bridgefoot Street, where he was shot at about 4:10 pm on 1 July 2016. He was treated by paramedics at the scene and then taken to St. James's Hospital, where he died. He had been shot six times. A handgun was recovered at the scene of the shooting. A stolen Mercedes car that detectives believed was used in the killing was found burnt out. ==Aftermath==

Trial of Freddie Thompson In November 2016, "Fat" Freddie Thompson was charged with the murder of David Douglas. In August 2018, he was convicted of murder and sentenced to a mandatory life sentence by the Special Criminal Court. He drove one of the four cars used in the murder, as well as buying phones used in it. He was 25 and from Reuben Walk in Dublin 8. The sentence was backdated to 18 November 2018 - the date he went into custody. The Special Criminal Court did not accept that there was evidence that he had shot Douglas, but ruled that he was part of a joint enterprise to murder as part of a "meticulously planned execution". ==2020 arrest==

In May 2020, a man in his 30s was arrested in connection with the murder after being extradited from the UK. ==References==