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| Lyra McKee: Murdered journalist's 'dreams snuffed out' | Lyra McKee: Murdered journalist's 'dreams snuffed out' |
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| A journalist who was shot dead during rioting in Northern Ireland had her dreams "snuffed out by a single barbaric act", her partner has said. | A journalist who was shot dead during rioting in Northern Ireland had her dreams "snuffed out by a single barbaric act", her partner has said. |
| Lyra McKee, 29, was struck by a bullet as she was observing the violence in Londonderry on Thursday night. | Lyra McKee, 29, was struck by a bullet as she was observing the violence in Londonderry on Thursday night. |
| Police have started a murder inquiry and are blaming dissident republicans for the killing. | Police have started a murder inquiry and are blaming dissident republicans for the killing. |
| At a vigil in Derry, Sara Canning said she had been left without "the woman I was planning to grow old with". | At a vigil in Derry, Sara Canning said she had been left without "the woman I was planning to grow old with". |
| She described her partner as a "tireless advocate and activist" for the LGBT community. | She described her partner as a "tireless advocate and activist" for the LGBT community. |
| "The senseless murder of Lyra McKee has left a family without a beloved daughter, a sister, an aunt and a great-aunt; so many friends without their confidante," added Ms Canning. | "The senseless murder of Lyra McKee has left a family without a beloved daughter, a sister, an aunt and a great-aunt; so many friends without their confidante," added Ms Canning. |
| "We are all poorer for the loss of Lyra." | "We are all poorer for the loss of Lyra." |
| The rioting that led to Ms McKee's killing began in Derry's Creggan area after police carried out searches for weapons and ammunition. | The rioting that led to Ms McKee's killing began in Derry's Creggan area after police carried out searches for weapons and ammunition. |
| A masked gunman fired shots at police officers at about 23:00 BST and the journalist, who was standing near a police 4x4 vehicle, was wounded. | A masked gunman fired shots at police officers at about 23:00 BST and the journalist, who was standing near a police 4x4 vehicle, was wounded. |
| Hundreds of people attended the vigil on Friday afternoon at the scene of her murder. | Hundreds of people attended the vigil on Friday afternoon at the scene of her murder. |
| Books of condolence have been opened in Derry and Belfast. | Books of condolence have been opened in Derry and Belfast. |
| Irish President Michael D Higgins signed the condolence book at Belfast City Hall and spoke of the "outrage" in Ireland at the murder. | |
| "The loss of a journalist at any time in any part of the world is an attack on truth itself," he said. | |
| "The circumstances in which it happened - the firing on a police force that are seeking to defend the peace process - cannot be condoned by anybody." | "The circumstances in which it happened - the firing on a police force that are seeking to defend the peace process - cannot be condoned by anybody." |
| The Catholic Bishop of Derry Donal McKeown said the people of the city would "come together at this time to make clear our conviction that violence solves nothing". | |
| "This Good Friday there is a deep air of sadness hanging over this city," he added. | |
| Leading figures from the worlds of politics, journalism, activism and beyond have united to condemn Ms McKee's murder. |