Lyra McKee
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| Gender | Female |
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| Death | 5 years ago |
| Date of birth | March 31,1990 |
| Zodiac sign | Aries |
| Born | Belfast |
| United Kingdom | |
| Date of died | April 18,2019 |
| Died | Altnagelvin Area Hospital |
| Londonderry | |
| United Kingdom | |
| Buried | Carnmoney Cemetery, United Kingdom |
| Genres | Alternative/Indie |
| Job | Journalist |
| Author | |
| Activist | |
| Magazine editor | |
| Education | Birmingham City University |
| Date of Reg. | |
| Date of Upd. | |
| ID | 1169247 |
Lyra McKee Life story
Lyra Catherine McKee was a journalist from Northern Ireland who wrote for several publications about the consequences of the Troubles. She also served as an editor for Mediagazer, a news aggregator website. On 18 April 2019, McKee was fatally shot during rioting in the Creggan area of Derry.
Canada warns LGBT travellers of US risks
... On Monday, a mural in Florida dedicated to Belfast-born journalist Lyra Mckee, who was shot dead in 2019, Asked why the guidance had been updated, Canadian Deputy PM Chrystia Freeland told reporters in Atlantic Canada that the government employed experts " to look carefully around the world and to monitor whether there are particular dangers to particular groups of Canadians"...
Florida: Mural dedicated to Lyra McKee defaced
...A mural dedicated to Lyra Mckee has been vandalised in the US state of Florida...
Good Friday Agreement: PM to invite Joe Biden to NI for 25th anniversary
... Other events by UU include a new leadership programme, a tourism summit and an education project based on journalist Lyra Mckee s legacy...
Lyra McKee: Two men appear in court charged with murder
...Two men have appeared in court where they denied murdering journalist Lyra Mckee in Londonderry in April 2019...
Omagh police shooting: Events to be held for John Caldwell
... In 2019, the dissident republican grouping shot dead journalist Lyra Mckee as she watched rioting unfold in Londonderry...
Omagh police shooting: Fourth arrest after John Caldwell attack
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Omagh police shooting: Who is PSNI detective John Caldwell?
... He was aware his investigations relating to dissident republican attacks - such as the Ronan Kerr murder and the killing of Lyra Mckee in 2019 - made him a high-profile target...
Timeline of dissident republican activity
... Lyra Mckee s murder comes days before the anniversary of the 1916 Easter Rising...
Omagh police shooting: Who is PSNI detective John Caldwell?
By David WilsonBBC News NI
Det Ch Insp John Caldwell , , is one of the best-known detectives in The Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI).
He has been the senior detective in many high-profile inquiries, including the 2011 murder of his colleague Ronan Kerr by dissident republicans.
Det Ch Insp Caldwell was shot multiple times after coaching Young People at football on Wednesday night.
He was putting balls in the back of his car and was accompanied by his son.
Det Ch Insp Caldwell, who is from County Tyrone , often fronts press conferences in The Course of major inquiries.
He had received A Number of threats in The Past , Bbc News NI understands.
He was aware his investigations relating to dissident republican attacks - Such as the Ronan Kerr murder and The Killing of Lyra Mckee in 2019 - Made him a high-profile target.
In January he spoke to reporters after The Killing of Shane Whitla, a 39-year-old father of four who was shot A Number of times in The Town of Lurgan in County Armagh .
Three men have since been charged with murdering Mr Whitla.
He was also The Initial lead detective investigating The Killing of Natalie McNally in Lurgan.
Ms McNally, who was 32, was 15 weeks pregnant and was stabbed A Number of times at her home on 18 December.
" What should have been a happy Time In the run-up to Christmas has changed to unimaginable grief and heartache, " Mr Caldwell told a press conference following her killing.
One Man has been charged with the murder of Ms McNally.
Det Ch Insp Caldwell was also involved in investigating the murder of Mark Lovell , 58, who was shot A Number of times at Close Range in his car in Newry in County Down on 1 December.
There have been several attempts to kill PSNI officers in The Past few years - Most recently when a patrol vehicle was targeted in a roadside bomb attack in Strabane in November.
The Last officer to be killed in The Line of duty was Constable Ronan Kerr on 2 April 2011.
In 2021, on the 10Th Anniversary of his murder in a booby-trap Car Bomb in County Tyrone , for information,
" Despicably, people living in his own community planned and plotted to kill him simply because he was a Police Officer bravely going out Every Day to protect people and make communities safer places To Live and work, " He Said .
" No-one deserves to be murdered because of how they earn their respectable living. "
Related TopicsSource of news: bbc.com
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