| 2016 Regency Hotel Shooting | |
|---|---|
| Part of Hutch–Kinahan feud | |
| Location | Regency Hotel, Whitehall, Dublin |
| Coordinates | 53°22′39″N 6°14′45″W / 53.37740°N 6.24593°W |
| Date | 5 February 2016 |
Attack type | shooting |
| Weapons | 3 PM md. 63 Assault Rifles Multiple Handguns |
| Deaths | 1 |
| Injured | 2 |
| Perpetrators | 6 |
| Motive | Revenge on Kinahan Gang for the murder of Gary Hutch |
The Irish criminal David Byrne was shot dead on 5 February 2016 at the Regency Hotel in Whitehall, Dublin.[1]
It is believed by the Garda Síochána that Daniel Kinahan, the son of Christy Kinahan, was the intended target, but had left early.[2][3][4]
- ^ Foy, Ken (6 February 2016). "Murder victim David Byrne (34) was one of the capital's most notorious gangland criminals". Irish Independent. Retrieved 25 March 2016.
- ^ O'Keeffe, Cormac (8 February 2016). "Gardaí believe main target jumped out a window to escape Regency hotel attack". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 13 June 2020.
- ^ Lally, Conor (8 February 2016). "Regency Hotel shooting: Cutbacks saw gardaí miss a big target". The Irish Times. Retrieved 13 June 2020.
- ^ O'Neill, Sean (13 June 2020). "Daniel Kinahan: Tyson Fury's adviser is on radar of UK drug unit". The Times. Retrieved 13 June 2020.