3 men acquitted in killing of journalist shot while covering Northern Ireland protest
Summary
Three men were found not guilty of murder in the 2019 killing of journalist Lyra McKee in Northern Ireland. McKee was shot while reporting on a riot, and a member of a dissident group claimed the shooting was accidental.Key Facts
- Lyra McKee was a 29-year-old journalist killed in April 2019 during a riot in Londonderry, Northern Ireland.
- She was shot by a masked gunman from a dissident Irish Republican Army splinter group called the New IRA.
- The New IRA said its members accidentally shot McKee while aiming at police.
- Three men were charged as accomplices but were acquitted after a trial without a jury.
- McKee was known for reporting on the effects of past violence in Northern Ireland.
- Her death drew attention to Northern Ireland’s peace process and led to renewed political cooperation.
- No one has been charged with actually firing the gun that killed her.
- The trial lasted intermittently for two years at Belfast Crown Court.
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