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07/10/2002
Shotgun murder victim is buried
The funeral of Jeffery 'Greyhound' Thomas Gray has taken place at a private service in Lurgan today.
Mr Gray was shot dead on Friday night by a lone gunman as he walked along the Ravenhill Road in east Belfast. The 41-year-old is thought to have been drinking in the area shortly before the gunman struck.
Mr Gray was shot once in the stomach with a shotgun and died at the scene.
Police believe that the paramilitary-style murder of the father-if-three is part of the ongoing feud between rival loyalist factions of the UDA and LVF.
Mr Gray, who is originally from Portadown, Co Armagh, is said to have moved to the city when tensions between LVF and UVF supporters further descended into violence.
It is reported that Mr Gray was formerly the LVF's 'welfare officer' in Portadown.
In another shooting incident, also believed to be as a result of friction between loyalist factions, a man was shot and wounded on Saturday evening.
Thomas Ewing was shot as he sat in his car with his four-year-old child in the back seat.
Ulster Unionist Jim Rodgers condemned the shooting. He said people were "running about like it's the 'wild west'", and appealed for the rival factions to refrain from violence.
The first and deputy first ministers have condemned the latest killing.
Tensions have been high with several shooting incidents since the murder of LVF member Stephen Warnock and the wounding of senior UDA leader Jim Gray last month.
(SP)
Mr Gray was shot dead on Friday night by a lone gunman as he walked along the Ravenhill Road in east Belfast. The 41-year-old is thought to have been drinking in the area shortly before the gunman struck.
Mr Gray was shot once in the stomach with a shotgun and died at the scene.
Police believe that the paramilitary-style murder of the father-if-three is part of the ongoing feud between rival loyalist factions of the UDA and LVF.
Mr Gray, who is originally from Portadown, Co Armagh, is said to have moved to the city when tensions between LVF and UVF supporters further descended into violence.
It is reported that Mr Gray was formerly the LVF's 'welfare officer' in Portadown.
In another shooting incident, also believed to be as a result of friction between loyalist factions, a man was shot and wounded on Saturday evening.
Thomas Ewing was shot as he sat in his car with his four-year-old child in the back seat.
Ulster Unionist Jim Rodgers condemned the shooting. He said people were "running about like it's the 'wild west'", and appealed for the rival factions to refrain from violence.
The first and deputy first ministers have condemned the latest killing.
Tensions have been high with several shooting incidents since the murder of LVF member Stephen Warnock and the wounding of senior UDA leader Jim Gray last month.
(SP)
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17 September 2002
Ambushed loyalist shot in the face
A leading loyalist has been shot and wounded in a murder bid in east Belfast last night. Jim Gray, who is in his 40s, was shot in the jaw as he got into his car at Glenlea Park, off the Old Holywood Road, at around 10.10pm last night. The gunman fired a number of shots at Mr Gray's BMW car as he got into it with another man.
Ambushed loyalist shot in the face
A leading loyalist has been shot and wounded in a murder bid in east Belfast last night. Jim Gray, who is in his 40s, was shot in the jaw as he got into his car at Glenlea Park, off the Old Holywood Road, at around 10.10pm last night. The gunman fired a number of shots at Mr Gray's BMW car as he got into it with another man.
22 June 2005
Public inquiry to begin into loyalist murder
A public inquiry into the murder of loyalist Billy Wright is due to get under way on Wednesday. The former LVF leader was shot dead while serving a prison sentence in the Maze on 27 December 1997. The inquiry into the 37-year-old’s death was announced last November by former Secretary of State Paul Murphy.
Public inquiry to begin into loyalist murder
A public inquiry into the murder of loyalist Billy Wright is due to get under way on Wednesday. The former LVF leader was shot dead while serving a prison sentence in the Maze on 27 December 1997. The inquiry into the 37-year-old’s death was announced last November by former Secretary of State Paul Murphy.
07 February 2018
Man Arrested Over Stephen Warnock Murder Released
A 40-year-old man arrested in connection with the murder of Stephen Warnock has been released unconditionally. Mr Warnock was fatally shot in Newtownards as he sat in his car in September 2002. The senior LVF member was shot over 15 times by a gunman on a motorbike.
Man Arrested Over Stephen Warnock Murder Released
A 40-year-old man arrested in connection with the murder of Stephen Warnock has been released unconditionally. Mr Warnock was fatally shot in Newtownards as he sat in his car in September 2002. The senior LVF member was shot over 15 times by a gunman on a motorbike.
31 July 2002
Father of murdered LVF chief meets NI Secretary
The father of murdered LVF chief Billy Wright is meeting with the Secretary of State John Reid today to seek reassurances that all documentation relating to the killing will be made public.
Father of murdered LVF chief meets NI Secretary
The father of murdered LVF chief Billy Wright is meeting with the Secretary of State John Reid today to seek reassurances that all documentation relating to the killing will be made public.
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