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Belfast: Man dies after shooting outside pizza shop | Belfast: Man dies after shooting outside pizza shop |
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A man in his 20s has been shot dead in west Belfast. | A man in his 20s has been shot dead in west Belfast. |
The police said a delivery driver was attacked at a carpark outside the Domino's Pizza shop on Kennedy Way shortly after 23:00 GMT on Saturday. | |
He died shortly afterwards in hospital. The police are investigating a motive for the murder. | He died shortly afterwards in hospital. The police are investigating a motive for the murder. |
The victim's name has not been released, but it is understood he was originally from the Turf Lodge area of west Belfast. | The victim's name has not been released, but it is understood he was originally from the Turf Lodge area of west Belfast. |
The area around the shop remains cordoned off and police have also been examining a number of other areas including one street, where it is thought a car used in the attack may have been burned out. | The area around the shop remains cordoned off and police have also been examining a number of other areas including one street, where it is thought a car used in the attack may have been burned out. |
Justice Minister David Ford said he condemned the murder "in the strongest possible terms". | Justice Minister David Ford said he condemned the murder "in the strongest possible terms". |
He added: "There can be no cause that can justify the taking of a precious human life and no excuse can explain the suffering that results. | He added: "There can be no cause that can justify the taking of a precious human life and no excuse can explain the suffering that results. |
"I offer my deepest sympathies to the family of this young man and also my prayers on this Easter Sunday." | "I offer my deepest sympathies to the family of this young man and also my prayers on this Easter Sunday." |
Sinn Fein West Belfast assembly member Paul Maskey said: "It's hard to comprehend how somebody can come out and kill someone who is at their work. | Sinn Fein West Belfast assembly member Paul Maskey said: "It's hard to comprehend how somebody can come out and kill someone who is at their work. |
"I think that is really shocking news and any of us who heard about it were absolutely devastated." | "I think that is really shocking news and any of us who heard about it were absolutely devastated." |