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Two men found dead after suspected shooting incident in Glenarm | Two men found dead after suspected shooting incident in Glenarm |
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Two men have been found dead after a suspected shooting incident in Glenarm, County Antrim. | Two men have been found dead after a suspected shooting incident in Glenarm, County Antrim. |
Police are the scene of the incident at a farm on the Feystown Road. | Police are the scene of the incident at a farm on the Feystown Road. |
Officers were called to the property at about 17:15 BST, after a report that both men had been discovered with fatal wounds. | Officers were called to the property at about 17:15 BST, after a report that both men had been discovered with fatal wounds. |
A Police Service of Northern Ireland spokesman said: "An investigation into the circumstances surrounding the deaths is underway." | A Police Service of Northern Ireland spokesman said: "An investigation into the circumstances surrounding the deaths is underway." |
Oliver McMullan, a Sinn Féin MLA for North Antrim, said people in the area were struggling to come to terms with the double fatality. | |
'Terrible tragedy' | |
"The mood the in area at the minute is one of disbelief, one of absolute shock and horror at what has happened," he added. | |
"It's a very close-knit community in that Feystown area and everybody knows everybody very well." | |
Mr McMullan said both of the men who died were well known in the local area and he expressed his sympathy to their families. | |
The MLA said the deaths were a terrible tragedy, not only for the families but also for the community. |