This article is from the source 'bbc' and was first published or seen on . It will not be checked again for changes.
You can find the current article at its original source at http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/northern_ireland/7470546.stm
The article has changed 13 times. There is an RSS feed of changes available.
Version 2 | Version 3 |
---|---|
Man dead following city shooting | Man dead following city shooting |
(10 minutes later) | |
A man has died following a shooting in Londonderry. | |
It is understood it happened at about 0045 BST on Tuesday in the Creggan area of the city. | It is understood it happened at about 0045 BST on Tuesday in the Creggan area of the city. |
Fr Stephen McLaughlin, who is parish priest at St Mary's church in the area, said the "young man was pursued by a group - a few people, perhaps masked". | Fr Stephen McLaughlin, who is parish priest at St Mary's church in the area, said the "young man was pursued by a group - a few people, perhaps masked". |
The clergyman, who raised concerns over the police response, said there was speculation the man may have been delivering a pizza. | |
"It would have been 0330 BST or later than that actually before they began to cordon off the location," he said. | |
"Certainly, local people mentioned to me that they were somewhat bewildered that police didn't appear until that point." |