Two people have died and two are seriously injured after a shooting in County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland.
Police are at the scene of the incident, which has been cordoned off, in the village of Maguiresbridge.
“We can advise there is no ongoing risk to the public,” a Police Service of Northern Ireland spokesperson said.
There was no mention of a motive behind the shooting.
Emergency services were called to the shooting in the Drummeer Road area of the village at 8.21am on Wednesday, a spokesperson for the Northern Ireland Ambulance Service said.
They confirmed that two people have been injured.
“One patient has been taken to the Royal Victoria Hospital, Belfast, by air ambulance and another to South West Acute Hospital by ambulance,” the spokesperson added.
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Drummeer Road is currently closed, police said, warning that this could lead to delays on alternative roads.
Diana Armstrong, a member of the legislative assembly for Fermanagh and South Tyrone, called the shooting “heartbreaking and distressing”.
“The loss of life and the serious injuries reported have shocked the local community,” she said in a statement on X.
“My thoughts are with the families of those affected and with everyone in the community as they come to terms with this tragedy.”
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