15/09/2021
Four Men Arrested In Connection With Lyra McKee Murder
Four men have been arrested in connection with the murder of journalist Lyra McKee.
Ms McKee was fatally shot as she observed rioting in L'Derry in April 2019. She was 29 years old.
Police investigating her death have arrested four men, aged 19, 20, 21 and 33, under the Terrorism Act. They are currently being held at Musgrave Police Station in Belfast.
Police said that the latest arrests following an extensive two-year investigation.
One man has already been charged with Ms McKee's murder.
Ms McKee was fatally shot as she observed rioting in L'Derry in April 2019. She was 29 years old.
Police investigating her death have arrested four men, aged 19, 20, 21 and 33, under the Terrorism Act. They are currently being held at Musgrave Police Station in Belfast.
Police said that the latest arrests following an extensive two-year investigation.
One man has already been charged with Ms McKee's murder.
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