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| Stephen Carson murder: Police say fatal gun attack 'part of criminal feud' | Stephen Carson murder: Police say fatal gun attack 'part of criminal feud' |
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| A man who was shot in the head through a bathroom door was murdered as part of a "criminal feud", police have said. | |
| Stephen Carson, 28, was shot in front of his family in a house at Walmer Street in the Ormeau Road area at about 22:45 GMT on Thursday. | Stephen Carson, 28, was shot in front of his family in a house at Walmer Street in the Ormeau Road area at about 22:45 GMT on Thursday. |
| Police said he was having a meal with his partner and nine-year-old son when "at least three men carrying a hammer and a shotgun burst into the house". | Police said he was having a meal with his partner and nine-year-old son when "at least three men carrying a hammer and a shotgun burst into the house". |
| After a confrontation, Mr Carson ran into a downstairs bathroom. | |
| He was shot through the door of the bathroom. | |
| 'Cold-blooded' | 'Cold-blooded' |
| Following the attack, Mr Carson was taken to hospital, where he died from a fatal head wound. | Following the attack, Mr Carson was taken to hospital, where he died from a fatal head wound. |
| The officer leading the investigation, Det Supt Kevin Geddes, said the murder was "brutal and cold-blooded". | The officer leading the investigation, Det Supt Kevin Geddes, said the murder was "brutal and cold-blooded". |
| "Our main line of enquiry, but not our only line of enquiry, is that Stephen was shot as part of a criminal feud," he said. | "Our main line of enquiry, but not our only line of enquiry, is that Stephen was shot as part of a criminal feud," he said. |
| "We do not believe at this stage there was any paramilitary involvement nor do we believe this was sectarian." | "We do not believe at this stage there was any paramilitary involvement nor do we believe this was sectarian." |
| 'Possible link' | 'Possible link' |
| He said Mr Carson was known to police but had been trying to get his life together. | He said Mr Carson was known to police but had been trying to get his life together. |
| Detectives are also investigating a possible link to the murder of pizza delivery driver Kieran McManus in west Belfast almost three years ago. | Detectives are also investigating a possible link to the murder of pizza delivery driver Kieran McManus in west Belfast almost three years ago. |
| In April 2013, Mr McManus was shot a number of times at close range in a car park outside the pizza shop where he worked on Kennedy Way. | In April 2013, Mr McManus was shot a number of times at close range in a car park outside the pizza shop where he worked on Kennedy Way. |
| Police have appealed for information about the shooting. | Police have appealed for information about the shooting. |
| Northern Ireland Deputy First Minister Martin McGuinness condemned those responsible for the murder and said it was "terrible news". | Northern Ireland Deputy First Minister Martin McGuinness condemned those responsible for the murder and said it was "terrible news". |