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Kieran McManus shot dead outside west Belfast pizza shop | |
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Police have said the man in his 20s who was shot dead in west Belfast on Saturday was Kieran McManus. | |
The 26-year-old delivery driver was attacked at a car park outside the Domino's Pizza shop on Kennedy Way shortly after 23:00 GMT. | |
The PSNI said the father of a six-year-old child was shot a number of times at close range. | |
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. |
It is understood Mr McManus 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." |