19/08/2003

Three men arrested in McGurk murder investigation

Three men have been arrested in connection with the murder of Danny McGurk at the weekend.

Mr McGurk, 35, was shot dead outside his Ross Road home in the lower Falls area of west Belfast on Sunday.

Mr McGurk's wife and some of his children were also at home when he was killed.

The father-of-six was immediately taken to Royal Victoria Hospital, where he died a short time later.

A number of items were taken away for forensic examination following today's arrests.

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