A man in a raid at an industrial estate in Inchicore was brandishing a gun before he was shot, eyewitnesses have told an inquest into his death.
They told the Dublin City Coroner's Court they also heard gardai shouting "Police" at John Morris, an INLA member, and telling him to drop the weapon before shots were fired.
Gardai who were at the scene will give evidence from behind a screen to protect their identities. The legal team representing Mr Morris's family withdrew from the inquest yesterday after they claimed important documents were not being disclosed to them.
Another man, Mr Thomas Price, who was jailed for his part in the raid on the Newspread offices in Golden bridge Industrial Estate, said he had visited the premises the day before to carry out business as a "dry run".
In a deposition to gardai after his arrest, Mr Price said he drove to the Newspread premises on the day of the raid with John Morris in the back holding a gun. Two other people drove in a separate vehicle.
According to the deposition, Mr Morris was wearing a balaclava or cloth over his face. Two men came running out of the premises, and one of the raiders told him there was something wrong and they should get out. The raiders had more than £880 in a sports bag but soon heard two bangs and were arrested by plainclothes gardai.
Mr John Kelly gave evidence that he was at the Newspread premises shortly before the raid, paying his account and collecting magazines. As he was accompanying a Newspread employee to collect the magazines he saw a man with a gun.
His wife had been ordered out of their van by a man with a gun and was lying on the ground. Mr Kelly said he picked her up and heard gardai shout "Police". He said he also heard "Put down your firearm". He saw a man running out with a gun in his hand and then turn towards the gardai. Mr Kelly said he then heard shots.
Mr John McMullan, an employee in the industrial estate, said he saw two men walk past carrying guns. A red car drove in which he believed to be gardai. Mr McMullan said he saw a man come out of Newspread wearing gloves and brandishing a gun. He did not hear anyone shout but heard shots fired. He saw the man fall. Mr Patrick Gageby SC, for Mr Morris's parents, said earlier that there was "a very large amount of material" which the State was not prepared to give him. He said the documents were needed to allay suspicions about "who did what to whom and why".
The coroner, Dr Brian Farrell, after hearing submissions from Mr Gageby, ruled that he was not legally in a position to release books of evidence prepared during the investigation of the shooting.
Mr Gageby said this decision materially altered the possibility of him discharging his duties to the Morris family. He then left, along with other members of the legal team.