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Belfast: Man shot dead in car in west of the city | Belfast: Man shot dead in car in west of the city |
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A man in his 50s has been shot dead in a car in west Belfast. | |
It is understood he was a takeaway delivery driver and had been taking an order to Lady Street near Grosvenor Road when he was shot. | |
The dead man was well known to police and had a lengthy criminal record, the BBC understands. | |
It is the third shooting to take place in the city within 24 hours. Two men were injured in separate gun attacks in north Belfast earlier on Monday. | It is the third shooting to take place in the city within 24 hours. Two men were injured in separate gun attacks in north Belfast earlier on Monday. |
The scene of the shooting remains cordoned off by police. | |
Sinn Féin MP Paul Maskey said the man had been the target of a previous murder attempt. | |
"I believe this to be criminal gangs who are carrying out armed actions on our streets," he said. | |
"They need to be removed from our streets, and anybody who has information, I believe, has a duty to come forward with that and give it to the police." | |
SDLP MLA Alex Attwood said people in west Belfast were becoming anxious about shootings and violence happening in their area. | SDLP MLA Alex Attwood said people in west Belfast were becoming anxious about shootings and violence happening in their area. |
"There are people who are now trying to assert their violent and bad authority on the community," he said. | "There are people who are now trying to assert their violent and bad authority on the community," he said. |
"People are beginning to use the gun and use it with regularity up to the point of murder." | "People are beginning to use the gun and use it with regularity up to the point of murder." |