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13/08/2015
Man Killed In East Belfast Shooting
A murder investigation has been launched following the fatal shooting of a man in east Belfast.
The victim, who has been named as Kevin McGuigan Sr, 50, was shot in the Comber Court area of the Short Strand just before 9pm on Wednesday evening.
He was taken to hospital by ambulance and was pronounced dead a short time later.
It is believed he was was well known in republican circles.
Police are appealing to anyone with information to contact them.
Sinn Féin councillor Niall Ó Donnghaile condemned the shooting.
He said: "I unreservedly condemn the fatal shooting of a local man near his home in the Short Strand tonight and I am saddened to learn that the man has died.
"This action has shocked the local community and my thoughts are with the family of the victim. There can be no place for actions like this in our society. The community here rejects any attempt by any armed group to turn the clock back to the past."
(CD/JP)
The victim, who has been named as Kevin McGuigan Sr, 50, was shot in the Comber Court area of the Short Strand just before 9pm on Wednesday evening.
He was taken to hospital by ambulance and was pronounced dead a short time later.
It is believed he was was well known in republican circles.
Police are appealing to anyone with information to contact them.
Sinn Féin councillor Niall Ó Donnghaile condemned the shooting.
He said: "I unreservedly condemn the fatal shooting of a local man near his home in the Short Strand tonight and I am saddened to learn that the man has died.
"This action has shocked the local community and my thoughts are with the family of the victim. There can be no place for actions like this in our society. The community here rejects any attempt by any armed group to turn the clock back to the past."
(CD/JP)
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