[3] Shortly before he was shot, Gareth Hutch was issued with a Garda Information Message that there was a threat to his life.
[2] Gareth Hutch had previously been charged with attempted armed robbery of a van carrying cash in Lucan, but was found not guilty.
[2][4] His flat in Avondale House had previously been searched by the Gardaí investigating the shooting of David Byrne at the Regency Hotel.
[5] He was shot as he stood next to his car outside the Avondale House Flats on North Cumberland Street on the morning of 24 May 2016.
[7] A video clip of CCTV footage was circulating on social media less than twelve hours after the murder.