4 people finally arrested for this. Often the way in NI.
The four men, aged 19, 20, 21 and 33, were arrested under the Terrorism Act 2006 on Wednesday morning. They were in the Derry area, and are now being questioned at Musgrave police station in Belfast.
DSI Jason Murphy: “These arrests are the culmination of a detailed two-year investigation into Lyra’s murder and the events which preceded it. The local community have supported the Police Service of Northern Ireland throughout the course of this protracted investigation and I wish to thank them for their continued support.”
One man, Paul McIntyre, 53, from the Creggan area of Derry, has already been
charged with McKee’s murder. He denies the charge. Another man has been charged with rioting and other offences related to the night of the shooting.
McKee, 29, one of Northern Ireland’s most promising young journalists, was shot dead as she observed rioting in the Creggan area on 18 April 2019.
The New IRA, a dissident republican group, admitted responsibility and apologised, saying its gunman had been aiming at police.