One man is dead and another wounded following a shooting incident in Maloney Gardens.

Both are yet to be positively identified, but residents say one of them is known as Dubarry.

The incident occurred at around 11:30 last evening.

Residents say they heard the gunshots and called the police.

Near Building 2 police later found the 2 men bleeding from gunshot wounds.

Dubarry died at the scene and the other man was up to last night hospitalised.

Investigations are ongoing.