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Maguiresbridge: Woman and two children killed in shooting | |
(32 minutes later) | |
Police say a presence will remain in the Drummeer Road area | |
A woman in her 40s and two children, one boy and one girl, have been killed in a shooting in County Fermanagh. | |
Police said two of the victims were declared dead at the scene in Maguiresbridge on Wednesday morning, a third died later in hospital. | |
Police confirmed all three died from gunshot wounds and were from the same household. | Police confirmed all three died from gunshot wounds and were from the same household. |
One adult male remains in hospital. | One adult male remains in hospital. |
Supt Robert McGowan told a press conference police have started a murder investigation and are working to determine the circumstances. | |
He said the Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) received a call at 07:50 BST on Wednesday morning and officers from Enniskillen PSNI station went to the scene. | |
Supt McGowan told reporters he believed the alarm was raised via a phone call made from within the house. | |
Earlier, 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. | Earlier, 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. |
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 PSNI have launched a murder investigation | |
Supt McGowan said it was a "harrowing scene" for officers to attend and a police presence would remain in the area. | |
He said the police have commenced a murder investigation and are working to determine the circumstances. | He said the police have commenced a murder investigation and are working to determine the circumstances. |
He added that no arrests have been made at the minute and "it is not anticipated that they will be made". | He added that no arrests have been made at the minute and "it is not anticipated that they will be made". |
The officer said there is a "limited domestic history" involving the people concerned. | The officer said there is a "limited domestic history" involving the people concerned. |
The Drumeer Road outside Maguiresbridge is a quiet rural area. | The Drumeer Road outside Maguiresbridge is a quiet rural area. |
The road has been closed from early this morning with a stationary police car blocking those approaching. | The road has been closed from early this morning with a stationary police car blocking those approaching. |
A large media presence has gathered at the police tape as officers carry out work at the scene. | A large media presence has gathered at the police tape as officers carry out work at the scene. |
Democratic Unionist Party assembly member Deborah Erskine urged people not to speculate about the incident, while "police carry out their work". | 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". |