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16/05/2019
L'Derry Properties Raided In Lyra McKee Murder Probe
Police have carried out a number of searches in L'Derry this morning as part of the investigation into the murder of Lyra McKee.
A number of items were seized and taken for further examination, however no arrests were made.
Ms McKee was shot dead in Creggan on Thursday 18 April during a night of dissident republican rioting. The New IRA admitted responsibility for her death after a gunman fired indiscriminately toward police and fatally wounded the 29-year-old as she stood in the vicinity of a police jeep.
Police enquiries are ongoing.
(JG/CM)
A number of items were seized and taken for further examination, however no arrests were made.
Ms McKee was shot dead in Creggan on Thursday 18 April during a night of dissident republican rioting. The New IRA admitted responsibility for her death after a gunman fired indiscriminately toward police and fatally wounded the 29-year-old as she stood in the vicinity of a police jeep.
Police enquiries are ongoing.
(JG/CM)
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