15/06/2016

Armagh Hit-And-Run Victim Named

A man who died in a hit-and-run collision in Co Armagh has been named.

Mr James Shields, 52, was found dead at the side of the Shillinghill Road in the Markethill area on Monday, according to the police.

Detective Inspector Colin Patterson said: "I would continue to appeal to anyone who was travelling along the Shillinghill Road before 7.00am yesterday morning, Monday, 13 May and who may have witnessed this incident, or anyone who has any information about it to contact Police at Armagh on the non-emergency number 101."

(CD)

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