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| Belfast shooting: Victim Dan Murray was 'well known to police' | |
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| A man in his 50s has been shot dead in a car in west Belfast. | A man in his 50s has been shot dead in a car in west Belfast. |
| Dan Murray, a takeaway delivery driver, had been taking an order to Lady Street, near Grosvenor Road, when he was shot at about 22:15 BST on Monday. | |
| He 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. A teenager was shot in north Belfast about three hours earlier. | |
| A man in his 20s was shot in an alleyway in north Belfast in the early hours of Monday. | |
| The scene of Monday night's shooting remains cordoned off by police. | |
| At the scene: BBC News NI's Michael Fitzpatrick | |
| Police forensic officers are conducting searches along Lady Street, and some items have been removed in clear plastic bags. | |
| A police recovery lorry has left the scene, removing the victim's car. | |
| Sinn Féin MP Paul Maskey said the man had been the target of a previous murder attempt. | 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. | "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." | "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." |