Donegal Daily
  • News
  • Sport
  • Courts
  • Jobs
  • Business
  • Lifestyle
  • Travel
  • Politics
  • Features
  • Donegal County Council News
Saturday 18°CSunday 19°C

Donegal Daily Donegal Daily

sponsor banner
sponsor banner
  • News
  • Sport
  • Courts
  • Jobs
  • Business
  • Lifestyle
  • Travel
  • Politics
  • Features
  • Donegal County Council News
News

LATEST: AMBULANCE AND EXTRA ARMED GARDAÍ AT STAND-OFF WITH MURDER SUSPECT

written by John2 October 12, 2013
FacebookTweetLinkedInPrint

chopperMIDNIGHT UPDATE: By John Gill, Burnfoot: AN AMBULANCE and more armed Gardai have arrived at a security cordon close to where a murder suspect is believed to be hiding.

A chopper with the armed officers touched down in a field off the Brae Road between Burnfoot and Muff just after 11pm.

An ambulance arrived at the scene at ten minutes to midnight.

Gardai believe Kieran McLaughlin, the chief suspect in the brutal murder of Barry McCrory, shot dead in a flat in Derry city centre on Thursday morning, is inside an outbuilding.

Police took the unusual step on Friday morning of issuing a picture of McLaughlin.

Gardai spent Friday searching Border areas close to Derry in the hunt for the suspect.

It followed reports at teatime that McLaughlin was seen close to a parochial house in Muff.

Gardaí later surrounded a barn used to keep pigs, around 2kms away.

Neighbours told us they haven’t been told what has been going on.

“The first we knew about it was the large Garda presence,” said one.

“We had no idea what was going on.”

The PSNI raided a nmber of homes in Galliagh on the Derry side of the Border as part of the operation.

Earlier the killing has been widely condemned with British PM David Cameron the latest to denounce the shooting.

He was in Belfast to attend a major investment conference and he took time out at the end of the event to condemn the killing of Mr McCrory and that of 46-year-old Brendan Kearney in Belfast on Wednesday night.

He said: “These murders are despicable and the people responsible should be hunted down prosecuted and convicted, they should face justice.”

The dead man’s family, including his mother Anne, father Danny and son Shea attended a peace rally held in Guildhall Square in protest at the killing.

McLaughlin

McLaughlin

Following a two minutes silence, the crowd of several hundred were told a clear message needed to be sent out from Derry that violence from all quarters was not acceptable in the city.

Meanwhile, Mr McCrory’s body remains in Belfast where a post mortem examination has taken place. The family hope to have is remains returned to them tomorrow with burial expected on Monday.

 

LATEST: AMBULANCE AND EXTRA ARMED GARDAÍ AT STAND-OFF WITH MURDER SUSPECT was last modified: October 12th, 2013 by John2
FacebookTweetLinkedInPrint

Tags:
Kieran McLaughlinMurder suspectsiege
John2

LEAVE A COMMENT

You may also like

Blaney family celebrates 100 years as Donegal...

30 minutes ago

Rory Gallagher Festival gets green light for...

3 hours ago

Buncrana driver with no insurance, tax &...

3 hours ago

Donegal creatives invited to Artlink information evening

4 hours ago

Community fundraiser launched to support family of...

5 hours ago

Calling all Dohertys – O’Dochartaigh Clann Association...

6 hours ago

Letterkenny man said €1,500 of drugs was...

9 hours ago

Buncrana hit with water outages after burst...

9 hours ago

Three Donegal politicans back Oireachtas Heart and...

9 hours ago

Fantastic €10,000 total announced from fundraiser in...

10 hours ago
Advertisement
Advertisement

Donegal County Council

Facebook
Donegal County Council
Advertisement
Advertisement
Donegal Daily Jobs

Read More

  • News
  • Sport
  • Courts
  • Jobs
  • Sales & Services
  • Obituaries
  • Features
  • Business
  • Politics
  • Council News

Information

  • Contact Us
  • About
  • Advertise WIth Us
  • Privacy Policy
  • Disclaimer
  • Terms & Conditions

Our Sites

Donegal Woman
Donegal Woman
Donegal Daily

© 2025 Donegal Daily. All rights reserved.
Website by owenod


Back To Top.

We use cookies to ensure that we give you the best experience on our website. If you continue to use this site we will assume that you are happy with it.