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| Man shot dead in north Belfast | Man shot dead in north Belfast |
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| A man was shot dead in north Belfast on Thursday night. | A man was shot dead in north Belfast on Thursday night. |
| The victim, named locally as Danny McKay and said to be in his 30s, was shot up to nine times outside shops near his home on the Longlands estate at about 8.30pm. There is no suggestion the murder was sectarian. | |
| Reports said two gunmen were involved. A car believed to have been used by the killers was later found burnt out in west Belfast. The car was reported to have been hijacked earlier in the New Lodge district of north Belfast. | |
| The Sinn Féin councillor Gerry O'Reilly said: "The local community is in a state of shock. What is abundantly clear 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." |