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Probe into fatal border shooting Probe into fatal border shooting
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Police are trying to identify a man found shot dead in County Donegal.Police are trying to identify a man found shot dead in County Donegal.
The man's body was found close to a church in the village of Donnyloop in Castlefin, close to the border with Strabane, at about 1930 GMT on Tuesday. The man's body was found near a church in the village of Donnyloop in Castlefin, close to the border with Strabane, at about 1930 GMT on Tuesday.
It is understood the body was found by members of the public, who alerted gardai. The man was thought to have been in his 20s or 30s. Local people attending a youth club event found the man lying on the road, beside the parochial house. He was thought to have been in his 20s or 30s.
Witnesses said they heard two shots. It is thought he may have been shot in the car park before going onto the road. One woman said she heard two shots. It is thought the man may have been shot in the church car park.
A number of local people, including a nurse, tried to resuscitate him but he died a short time later. A number of local people, including a nurse, tried to resuscitate the man but he died a short time later.
In an attempt to identify the man, gardai have appealed to people on both sides of the border to contact them.
A local priest said prayers over the man's body.A local priest said prayers over the man's body.
The area remained cordoned off overnight.The area remained cordoned off overnight.
A garda forensic team are expected to arrive on Wednesday morning. A garda forensic team is expected to arrive on Wednesday morning.
A garda spokesman said: "The scene has been preserved and the services of the state pathologist and the garda technical bureau have been requested."A garda spokesman said: "The scene has been preserved and the services of the state pathologist and the garda technical bureau have been requested."
There has been speculation that the dead man came from Strabane, but this has not been confirmed.
Police appeal
Chief Superintendent Terry McGinn, who went to the scene, appealed to families from both sides of the border who were concerned about a missing relative to contact them or the PSNI.
Gardai believe those responsible for the shooting escaped in a silver car.
A silver Rover car was later found burnt out at Coshquinn outside Londonderry.
BBC Radio Foyle reporter Enda McClafferty said people in the area were shocked.
"People are also very angry that this should happen so close to their church. They say nothing like this has ever happened there before.
"It is a village just two miles from the Tyrone border, but they say it's a place which escaped the worst of the Troubles."
The man's body is due to be taken to Letterkenny hospital for a post-mortem examination later.