The Police Service of Northern Ireland has requested that the public come forward to assist with the investigation.
As tributes continue to pour in for murdered journalist Lyra McKee, the Police Service of Northern Ireland has made CCTV footage of Thursday night’s events in Derry available to the public.
The 29-year-old was shot dead while covering riots that broke out in Derry on Thursday.
A murder investigation has been launched following McKee’s death, which occurred during an episode of orchestrated violence in the Fanad Drive area of Creggan.
It is believed that McKee was wounded by gunshots fired by a single gunman – whom the PSNI believe to be a violent dissident republican – and subsequently died from her injuries having been administered first aid and been transported to hospital via a Land Rover.
PSNI Deputy Chief Constable Stephen Martin described “a dark day” for Derry in his remarks at the Guildhall on Friday afternoon.
“I should not be standing here today condemning the loss of a young life at the hands of evil who have nothing to offer anyone anywhere,” he said.
Hours later, the PSNI took the step of releasing CCTV footage in relation to the incident in a bid to obtain information via the public.
Anyone with relevant information can call 101 if calling from Northern Ireland or 0044 28 9065 0222 if calling from the Republic of Ireland.
The video identifies McKee amongst a crowd of people shortly before and after 10pm on Thursday night, in addition to a masked figure in the vicinity.
You can view the footage below.
Clip via PoliceServiceNI
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