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Name released of shooting victim | |
(19 minutes later) | |
The name of a man found shot dead on the outskirts of Londonderry has been released by police. | |
Ciaran Doherty, 31, was from the Brandywell area in the city. He and was due to get married in three months and had a two-year-old daughter. | |
His body was discovered, stripped and bound on Braehead Road, near the Irish border at about 2230 GMT on Wednesday. | |
Police said Mr Doherty was last seen as he left home at about 2000 GMT on Wednesday night. | |
At a press conference the police said they were unable to confirm whether he had then been abducted, or whether he had been shot at the spot where his body was later discovered. | |
Detective Chief Inspector Ian Harrison said the people who murdered Mr Doherty were criminals, who had destroyed not only the victim's life, but those of his partner and his young family as well. | |
Mr Harrison confirmed that Ciaran Doherty was "known to police" but would not give any more details. | |
Mr Doherty's murder has been condemned by local politicians and community leaders. | |
Church of Ireland Bishop of Derry and Raphoe, the Rev Ken Good, said people in the town are in shock.. | |
"Right across the community, there is a clear sense of revulsion that another brutal murder has been carried out in this city. | |
"The horrific manner in which the victim's body was left at the roadside by those who perpetrated the crime is a further cause for shock and outrage," he said. | |
"One of the signs that a community has moved beyond such murderous acts as this is a willingness to ensure that those responsible for such a crime cannot remain hidden but must be brought to justice. | |
"It is vital that the PSNI are provided with any information which will make possible the arrest of those who are guilty of this murder." | |
A forensic examination of the scene, which has been cordoned off, is continuing. | |