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| Police hunt for gunman who killed a father on school run in Belfast | Police hunt for gunman who killed a father on school run in Belfast |
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| Police are searching for a gunman who shot a man dead while the man waited for his son outside a Belfast school. | Police are searching for a gunman who shot a man dead while the man waited for his son outside a Belfast school. |
| Jim Donegan, aged in his 40s, was sitting in his Porsche car when he was targeted in the gangland-style attack in front of scores of children. | Jim Donegan, aged in his 40s, was sitting in his Porsche car when he was targeted in the gangland-style attack in front of scores of children. |
| Donegan was shot in the head and died at the scene, police confirmed. | Donegan was shot in the head and died at the scene, police confirmed. |
| St Mary’s grammar school in west Belfast is closed and pupils will be offered counselling. | St Mary’s grammar school in west Belfast is closed and pupils will be offered counselling. |
| The Police Service of Northern Ireland said the gunman, believed to be aged in his 40s, was wearing a hi-vis jacket with the word “security” on the back of it and he is believed to have made off on foot. | |
| The Belfast district commander chief superintendent Jonathan Roberts said: “This is an absolute reckless act and there can be no justification for it whatsoever. | The Belfast district commander chief superintendent Jonathan Roberts said: “This is an absolute reckless act and there can be no justification for it whatsoever. |
| “This was carried out in the immediate vicinity of three schools. There were a large number of schoolchildren in the area at the time and it is entirely possible that we could have had seriously injured or dead children as a result of this terrible act. | “This was carried out in the immediate vicinity of three schools. There were a large number of schoolchildren in the area at the time and it is entirely possible that we could have had seriously injured or dead children as a result of this terrible act. |
| “There is clearly going to be a significant impact on children in this area as a result of this incident. Children come to school and expect to be educated and not to leave school and see an incident of this nature. They will understandably be traumatised by this. | “There is clearly going to be a significant impact on children in this area as a result of this incident. Children come to school and expect to be educated and not to leave school and see an incident of this nature. They will understandably be traumatised by this. |
| “This will also have an impact on teachers in the schools and the wider school community. The community of west Belfast do not deserve this and it will not deter the police from providing a service to the community that they expect.” | “This will also have an impact on teachers in the schools and the wider school community. The community of west Belfast do not deserve this and it will not deter the police from providing a service to the community that they expect.” |
| Police are appealing for anyone who witnessed the incident or anyone with any information that will assist the investigation to contact them on the non-emergency number 101. Information can also be passed anonymously via the independent charity Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111. | Police are appealing for anyone who witnessed the incident or anyone with any information that will assist the investigation to contact them on the non-emergency number 101. Information can also be passed anonymously via the independent charity Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111. |
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