Police Hunt Suspects After Northern Ireland Journalist Killed
LONDON (AP) – Police in Northern Ireland said Friday they are searching for multiple suspects in the fatal shooting of a journalist during overnight rioting in the city of Londonderry.
The Police Service of Northern Ireland said 29-year-old journalist and author Lyra McKee was shot and killed, probably by a stray bullet, during rioting in the city’s Creggan neighborhood. It said the dissident group, the New IRA, was most likely responsible.
There has been an increase in tensions in Northern Ireland in recent months with sporadic violence, much of it focused in Londonderry, also known as Derry.
McKee rose to prominence in 2014 with a moving blog post – “Letter to my 14 year old self ” – describing the struggle of growing up gay in Belfast, the capital of Northern Ireland.
In the post, she described the shame she felt at 14 as she kept the “secret” of being gay from her family and friends and the love she eventually received when she was finally able to reveal it.
McKee had recently signed a contract to write two books.
Hours before her death, she tweeted a photo of the riot with the words: “Derry tonight. Absolute madness.”
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