Lyra McKee shot dead during riot - P.S.N.I. treating killing as 'terrorist incident'
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A 29 year-old woman who was shot dead during a riot in a Northern Ireland housing estate on Thursday evening has been named.
Lyra McKee, 29, was a well known investigative journalist and had recently moved to Derry from Belfast.
The incident occurred in the Creggan estate in Londonderry.
P.S.N.I. Assistant Chief Constable Mark Hamilton said: “Sadly I can confirm that following shots being fired tonight in Creggan, a 29 year old woman has been killed.
"We are treating this as a terrorist incident and we have launched a murder enquiry.”