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Belfast shooting: Victim Dan Murray was 'well known to police' | 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. | 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. | He was well known to police and had a lengthy criminal record, the BBC understands. |
Police said there was "absolutely no justification for incidents of this kind", but said it was too early to comment on a motivation for the murder. | Police said there was "absolutely no justification for incidents of this kind", but said it was too early to comment on a motivation for the murder. |
The shooting was the third to take place in the city within 24 hours. | The shooting was the third to take place in the city within 24 hours. |
Supt John Roberts said the murder had been "horrific" but said the three shootings did not mean there is a "gang culture" in Belfast. | Supt John Roberts said the murder had been "horrific" but said the three shootings did not mean there is a "gang culture" in Belfast. |
"It is not the case that criminals can run wild with guns in the city of Belfast," he added. | "It is not the case that criminals can run wild with guns in the city of Belfast," he added. |
Mr Murray had survived a previous gun attack last May, when he was shot in the face in his home. | |
The scene of Monday night's shooting remains cordoned off by police. | The scene of Monday night's shooting remains cordoned off by police. |
A teenager was shot in north Belfast about three hours before Mr Murray's killing and a man in his 20s was shot in an alleyway in north Belfast in the early hours of Monday. | A teenager was shot in north Belfast about three hours before Mr Murray's killing and a man in his 20s was shot in an alleyway in north Belfast in the early hours of Monday. |
In a joint statement, First Minister Arlene Foster and Deputy First Minister Martin McGuinness said the shootings were "barbaric and wrong". | |
"We unreservedly condemn the actions of the perpetrators who care only for themselves," they said. | |
"Our thoughts and prayers are with all the victims and their families and in particular the family of Daniel Murray who was shot dead." | |
Sinn Féin MP Paul Maskey said: "I believe this to be criminal gangs who are carrying out armed actions on our streets. | |
"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 in their area. | SDLP MLA Alex Attwood said people in west Belfast were becoming anxious about shootings and violence 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." |