Gintaras Zelvys was a criminal born in Lithuania who was shot dead in Rathcoole, 2013.[1][2][3]
Gintaras Zelvys | |
|---|---|
| Born | Lithuania |
| Died | 2013 Rathcoole, County Dublin, Ireland |
Cause of death | Firearms |
| Imprisoned at | Castlerea Prison |
He was a father of one.[1]
Criminal history
editHe had convictions for rape, robbery and jailbreaking.[1][3] In 2006 he was charged with unauthorised taking of a car in Kilcock and being a passenger in a stolen car.[4] He was convicted of extortion against a fellow Lithuanian in 2007.[1] He was deported in February 2013 after his release from Castlerea Prison but he returned to Ireland the weekend before he was shot.[2]
Death
editHe and his wife arrived at his "cash for clothes" business on Grants Crescent in the Greenogue Industrial Estate outside Rathcoole on 1 May 2013.[1] The shooting happened around 9:30 am on 1 May 2013.[1] The gunmen made their escape in a silver Audi A3.[3][2] After he was shot he was taken to Tallaght University Hospital where he was declared dead.[1]
Three men were arrested about his murder on 14 May 2013.[3][5]
References
edit- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Man dies after shooting in Dublin industrial estate". RTE News. 8 May 2013. Retrieved 23 June 2020.
- 1 2 3 Brady, Tom (3 May 2013). "Slain gangster knew his killers – gardai". Irish Independent. Retrieved 23 June 2020.
- 1 2 3 4 "Three arrested after man shot dead in front of his wife". Irish Examiner. 14 May 2013. Retrieved 23 June 2020.
- ↑ "Lithuanians charged over organised crime". Irish Examiner. 30 May 2006. Retrieved 27 February 2021.
- ↑ "Three held over murder of Gintaras Zelvys in Rathcoole". RTÉ News. 14 May 2013.