Newry: Man dead following shooting in Ardcarn Park

A antheral has died pursuing a shooting successful Newry.

It happened astatine Ardcarn Park connected Thursday evening.

The antheral was pronounced dormant astatine the scene, constabulary person said.

Ardcarn Park is closed to motorists and pedestrians.

SDLP councillor for the country Michael Savage condemned what helium called "a reckless enactment that resulted successful the decease of a person".

"This was a horrendous enactment connected the streets of our city," Mr Savage, who is president of Newry, Mourne and Down District Council, said.

"It happened astatine astir 6 o'clock erstwhile radical would person been about, families would person been about.

"My thoughts are with the household of the deceased antheral and I privation to connection them my condolences. My thoughts are besides with the radical of Ardcarn."

His enactment colleague, Newry and Armagh assembly subordinate Justin McNulty said: "Nobody wants to spot scenes similar this successful our community, determination tin beryllium nary spot for guns connected our streets.

"I would promote anyone with immoderate accusation to travel guardant to constabulary arsenic soon arsenic imaginable truthful the radical down this disgraceful onslaught tin beryllium apprehended." 

Alliance Policing Board subordinate Nuala McAllister said: "This is simply a telephone backmost to the acheronian aged days and we cannot let those who privation to resistance america backmost to the past to bash so."