Journalists in the Wild- Lyra McKee

Lyra McKee was a journalist from North Ireland. On April 18th of this year she was shot in the head and did not survive. She was only 29 years old. Sara Canning, Lyra’s partner, survives her. She was covering a riot in Northern Ireland. “Ms McKee was standing near a police 4x4 vehicle when she was shot after a masked gunman fired towards police and onlookers.” The Derry riots were orchestrated by the political terrorist group known as the New IRA. The New IRA is a branch off from the older IRA also known as the Red Right Hand. This political party, who leans extremely left, claimed responsibility for the assissination. The response of the people in Derry and Irelands’ leadership was an outcry. Her funeral, to be held in Belfast, is set to have several large political leaders attend.
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