13/11/2003
Man questioned in connection with McGurk murder
Police are questioning a 42-year-old man in connection with the ongoing inquiry into the murder of a Belfast man in August.
Danny McGurk, 35, was shot dead outside his Ross Road home in the lower Falls area of west Belfast. Mr McGurk's wife and some of his children were also at home when he was killed.
The father-of-six was immediately taken to Royal Victoria Hospital, where he pronounced dead a short time later.
Dissident republicans are thought to have been behind the killing.
(MB)
Danny McGurk, 35, was shot dead outside his Ross Road home in the lower Falls area of west Belfast. Mr McGurk's wife and some of his children were also at home when he was killed.
The father-of-six was immediately taken to Royal Victoria Hospital, where he pronounced dead a short time later.
Dissident republicans are thought to have been behind the killing.
(MB)
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