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City murder victim had been shot | |
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One of the two men found murdered in Belfast was shot, police have said. | |
The body of the man, who has not been formally identified, was found in a car park off the Fall's Road near St Gall's GAA club. | |
In north Belfast, a man's body was discovered near Elmfield Street, Ardoyne, at about 0800 GMT. He had suffered head injuries. | |
Detective Superintendent George Clarke said at the moment police were treating the killings as separate inquiries. | |
Officers are interviewing another man in connection with the west Belfast murder. He was admitted to the Royal Victoria Hospital with a gunshot wound to his upper body at 0300 GMT on Monday. | |
Detectives have asked the driver of a grey-coloured car who left the man to hospital to contact them. | Detectives have asked the driver of a grey-coloured car who left the man to hospital to contact them. |
West Belfast MP and Sinn Fein president Gerry Adams said his thoughts were with the bereaved families. | West Belfast MP and Sinn Fein president Gerry Adams said his thoughts were with the bereaved families. |
"While the circumstances surrounding the two deaths is not yet clear, if they were killed, then anyone with any information should bring that information to the police and should co-operate to bring the perpetrators to justice," he said. | "While the circumstances surrounding the two deaths is not yet clear, if they were killed, then anyone with any information should bring that information to the police and should co-operate to bring the perpetrators to justice," he said. |
SDLP assembly member Alex Attwood said the deaths were reminiscent of "the bad old days". | SDLP assembly member Alex Attwood said the deaths were reminiscent of "the bad old days". |
"But if we are going to have better days, then people need to help the police with this inquiry," he said. | "But if we are going to have better days, then people need to help the police with this inquiry," he said. |