By David Blevins, Ireland Correspondent
A six-year-old boy has been seriously injured after being shot in the neck by a gunman in west Dublin.
It is understood the shooting took place outside the boy's home in the Ballyfermot area of the city late on Friday.
Sky sources say the child was not the gunman's intended target, but was caught in crossfire.
The boy was taken to the nearby Crumlin hospital where his condition is said to be "stable and non life-threatening".
A police officer is also thought to have been injured in a subsequent car chase following the attack.
Police have sealed off the area in Croftwood Gardens while they investigate.
A spokesman said: "The shooting occurred shortly after 10pm, a six-year-old boy received what is believed to be a gunshot wound to his neck. When gardai arrived on scene they administered first aid until the arrival of the ambulance.
The shooting adds to the deteriorating criminal picture in Dublin where there has been a significant rise in violent crime in recent months.
Most of it is related to drugs and other gangland crime - but this, to the best of my knowledge, is the first time that a child has been caught up in the violence.
It will certainly increase pressure on the Irish police force to deploy more officers to the area.
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