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Maguiresbridge: Two dead and two injured after shooting incident | Maguiresbridge: Two dead and two injured after shooting incident |
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Police say the Drummeer Road remains closed to motorists | |
Two people have died and two people have been seriously injured in a shooting incident in County Fermanagh. | |
The Northern Ireland Ambulance Service said it received a call at 08:21 BST on Wednesday and sent three vehicles and the air ambulance to the scene in Maguiresbridge. | |
It added that one patient was taken to the Royal Victoria Hospital in Belfast by air ambulance and another was taken to South West Acute Hospital in Enniskillen. | |
The Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) has said there is no ongoing risk to the public, but the Drummeer Road remains closed to motorists. | |
Democratic Unionist Party assembly member Deborah Erskine has urged people not to speculate about the incident, while "police carry out their work". | Democratic Unionist Party assembly member Deborah Erskine has urged people not to speculate about the incident, while "police carry out their work". |
"This is truly shocking and has stunned the entire community," she added. | "This is truly shocking and has stunned the entire community," she added. |
"The area of Maguiresbridge where this has happened is a rural, quiet area and everyone is deeply affected by what has happened this morning." | "The area of Maguiresbridge where this has happened is a rural, quiet area and everyone is deeply affected by what has happened this morning." |
Erskine said the incident has "caused widespread shock, not just in Maguiresbridge, but right across Fermanagh". | |
DUP MLA Deborah Erskine said the community is in shock | |
"This is a small rural area, this road is a very rural road, things like this are completely unexpected in this part of the world. | |
"The foremost in all in all of our thoughts will be with the family and what they have had to deal with today," Erskine told BBC News NI. | |
Sinn Féin MP Pat Cullen said her "thoughts are with the victims and their families at this tragic time". | Sinn Féin MP Pat Cullen said her "thoughts are with the victims and their families at this tragic time". |
"I would urge people to not speculate on the details of this tragic and shocking incident." | "I would urge people to not speculate on the details of this tragic and shocking incident." |