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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 | 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. | 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. | 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. | 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) confirmed it was not looking for anyone else in connection with the shooting and no arrests had been made. | |
Police also said there was no ongoing risk to the public but the Drummeer Road remains closed. | |
Democratic Unionist Party assembly member Deborah Erskine 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". | 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 | 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. | "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. | "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". |
"The community is heartbroken, as we are, and totally shocked at the news as any community would be." | "The community is heartbroken, as we are, and totally shocked at the news as any community would be." |
Fermanagh and South Tyrone MP Pat Cullen said the community is "heartbroken" | Fermanagh and South Tyrone MP Pat Cullen said the community is "heartbroken" |
Cullen also paid tribute to the paramedics who had to work under a "really tragic set of circumstances". | Cullen also paid tribute to the paramedics who had to work under a "really tragic set of circumstances". |
"They're all human beings as well, it's unimaginable how much this will impact on them," Cullen told BBC News NI. | "They're all human beings as well, it's unimaginable how much this will impact on them," Cullen told BBC News NI. |
Justice Minister Naomi Long said her "thoughts and sympathies are with those affected" following the "horrific incident". | Justice Minister Naomi Long said her "thoughts and sympathies are with those affected" following the "horrific incident". |
She also asked people not to "speculate, online or elsewhere, as to the details surrounding it while it is being investigated". | She also asked people not to "speculate, online or elsewhere, as to the details surrounding it while it is being investigated". |