The man was shot by gardaí yesterday evening.

A man in his 40s was shot and killed by gardaí on Sunday evening in the Cherrywood Business Park in South Dublin. The man was killed by gardaí investigating the disappearance of missing student Jastine Valdez when their search led them to the driver of black Nissan.

Scene from Cherrywood Business Park following shots fired in search for Jastine Valdez pic.twitter.com/qoI5s5QB84

— James McNamara (@jimmymacRTE) May 20, 2018

The man who was killed has now been named as Mark Hennessy, a married father-of-two from Woodbrook Estate, Boghall Road in Bray, according to RTÉ. Today, gardaí have renewed their appeal for information regarding the whereabouts of the 24-year-old student who went missing on Saturday evening. Detectives are looking for information about the movements of the car the man was driving before he was shot and killed by a Garda in Cherrywood, South Dublin. Just moments ago, gardaí confirmed that they have found a purse belonging to Ms Valdez during their search in Rathmichael. Eyewitness say they saw Jastine being bundled into a Nissan Qashqai on the R760 Kilcrony road near her home in Enniskerry at a 6.45pm on Saturday evening.

Gardaí in Bray investigating the disappearance of Jastine Valdez, last seen on the 19/5/18 are appealing for any member of the public who has seen or comes across a black Nissan Qashqai reg 171 D 20419 not to approach this vehicle but to ring Gardai immediately on 999 or 112.

— An Garda Síochána (@GardaTraffic) May 20, 2018

Gardaí searching for Jastine Valdez in Rathmichael have found her purse

— RTÉ News (@rtenews) May 21, 2018

The car was spotted by a member of the public at the business park in Cherrywood on Sunday evening; when Gardaí approached the man they discovered he was armed with a knife, and the 40-year-old was subsequently shot and killed. While the car was subsequently searched, Jastine Valdez was not found. Gardaí are now checking CCTV, as well as the man's mobile phone, in order to ascertain the movements of the vehicle prior to 8pm on Sunday night. Jastine is described as being 1.52m (5ft) tall, of slight build with long black hair and brown eyes. Anyone with information is asked to contact Bray Garda Station (01) 6665300 the Garda Confidential Line 1800 666 111 or any Garda Station.