The Bray boxing club shooting happened on 5th June 2018.[1] Three men were shot, one died and one of the survivors was Pete Taylor, father of Katie Taylor.[2]
Shooting
At 6.55am a man walked into the Bray Boxing Club just before a class started and fired a number of shots, killing Bobby Messert, injuring Pete Taylor in the arm and chest and Ian Britton in the legs.[1][3] There were up to 20 people in the gym at the time of the shooting.[3] Katie Taylor had previously trained in the club, but was no longer involved and was in the United States at the time.[1]
Pete Taylor and the other survivor of the shooting were taken to St. Vincent's University Hospital after being shot.[1]
Gardai were looking for a silver coloured Volkswagen Caddy after examining CCTV.[1] The van was thought to have travelled from Bray through Shankill, then abandoned on Pigeon House Road near Poolbeg Generating Station in Ringsend.[3]
Aftermath
Pete Taylor spoke of his distress in the aftermath of the shooting both at the event and at the death of his close friend Bobby Messet, who had joined the gym in 2010.[2] Petes' partner Karen Brown said on Instagram that she and Pete were relocating abroad after a "turbulent summer".[2]
Wicklow County Council had been pursuing Pete Taylor for €9.533 unpaid rent the month before, which was revealed in a freedom of information request.[4] The council believed that rent had not been paid since 2014.[4]
Arrests and charges
Gerard Cervi, of no fixed abode, was arrested and charged at a special sitting of Bray District Court in September 2018.[2] The 31-year-old was originally from East Wall.[2] A woman in her 20s was arrested in relation to the case, but released without charge.[2]
References
- ^ a b c d e Hennesy, Michelle (5 June 2018). "Boxing trainer Pete Taylor in serious condition after shooting at gym". TheJournal.ie. Retrieved 13 September 2018.
- ^ a b c d e f Foy, Ken (12 September 2018). "Man (31) charged in connection with Bray boxing club murder". Irish Independent.
- ^ a b c Hennesy, Michelle; Finn, Christina; MacNamee, Garreth (5 June 2018). "Fatal victim of Bray shooting named as officers attempt to trace movements of killer". TheJournal.ie. Retrieved 13 September 2018.
- ^ a b Tighe, Mark (2 September 2018). "Gun attack boxing club owner Pete Taylor pursued for rent". The Times. Retrieved 13 September 2018.