theirishrevolution.ie writes There is strong evidence that members of the RIC assassinated Patrick Sheehan. The crime was believed to be a reprisal for a previous attack on the police. A police party surrounded the boarding house in which Sheehan and his wife lived, stormed into their bedroom, seized Sheehan from his bed, and shot him in the presence of his wife. They had been married for only a fortnight. See Irish Bulletin 5:5 (7 June 1921).
It is impossible to say without further evidence whether this is spin or fact.
1880 Born Co Cork
1911 census at Commons , Templemartin, Cork
1921 Apr Married Kate Buckley
1921 May 15 Cattle dealer shot Langford Row , Cork. Press reports say that he had only been married 2 weeks
1921 Jul 16 Compensation of £1350 awarded to widow
