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| Man shot dead in Newtownabbey, County Antrim | Man shot dead in Newtownabbey, County Antrim |
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| A man has been shot dead on the outskirts of Belfast. | A man has been shot dead on the outskirts of Belfast. |
| The shooting is believed taken place in the Longlands area of Newtownabbey in County Antrim at about 20:30 BST on Thursday. | The shooting is believed taken place in the Longlands area of Newtownabbey in County Antrim at about 20:30 BST on Thursday. |
| It is understood the victim was shot six times and at least two men were involved in the attack. | |
| Police are investigating a link to a burnt-out silver Volkswagen Bora found in Ardmollen Place in west Belfast. It had earlier been hijacked earlier. | |
| Sinn Fein Newtownabbey Councillor Gerry O'Reilly said those behind the shooting needed "to be taken off our streets to prevent this happening again". | Sinn Fein Newtownabbey Councillor Gerry O'Reilly said those behind the shooting needed "to be taken off our streets to prevent this happening again". |
| "The local community is in a state of shock. Our thoughts are with his family at this difficult time," he said. | "The local community is in a state of shock. Our thoughts are with his family at this difficult time," he said. |
| "What is abundantly clear though, is that those responsible have shown absolute disregard for this community and endangered those nearby through this reckless and dangerous action. | "What is abundantly clear though, is that those responsible have shown absolute disregard for this community and endangered those nearby through this reckless and dangerous action. |
| "I would appeal to anyone with any information to make it known to the PSNI as soon as possible. There can be no justification whatsoever for this type of attack and those behind it need taken off our streets." | "I would appeal to anyone with any information to make it known to the PSNI as soon as possible. There can be no justification whatsoever for this type of attack and those behind it need taken off our streets." |