A former senior commander with the Provisional IRA has been shot dead in Belfast on Tuesday morning.
Gerard 'Jock' Davison is the most senior republican to have been killed since the ceasefire of 1997, having been a prominent backer of the peace process. He was reportedly murdered in front of local school children this morning.
The killing drew condemnation from Sinn Féin president, Gerry Adams, who said,
“This brutal act will be condemned by all sensible people – there can be no place today for such actions. I would urge anyone with any information to bring that forward to the PSNI [Police Service of Northern Ireland].”
Sinn Fein South Belfast MLA Alex Maskey said Mr Davison is “very well-regarded in this area as a long-standing republican" and spoke out against the “very brutal killing”.
His death was also condemned by Ulster Unionist South Belfast councillor Michael McGimpsey who said “there is no excuse whatsoever for this murder and I would appeal to anyone with information to contact the police immediately.”
Local Alliance party councillor Paula Bradshaw also spoke out against the killing saying “those responsible for this vicious crime are a danger to our society and must be urgently apprehended by the police.”
“Whoever carried out this murder must be taken off our streets and brought before the courts to face justice for their horrific crimes,” she added.
Gerard 'Jock' Davison is the most senior republican to have been killed since the ceasefire of 1997, having been a prominent backer of the peace process. He was reportedly murdered in front of local school children this morning.
The killing drew condemnation from Sinn Féin president, Gerry Adams, who said,
“This brutal act will be condemned by all sensible people – there can be no place today for such actions. I would urge anyone with any information to bring that forward to the PSNI [Police Service of Northern Ireland].”
Sinn Fein South Belfast MLA Alex Maskey said Mr Davison is “very well-regarded in this area as a long-standing republican" and spoke out against the “very brutal killing”.
His death was also condemned by Ulster Unionist South Belfast councillor Michael McGimpsey who said “there is no excuse whatsoever for this murder and I would appeal to anyone with information to contact the police immediately.”
Local Alliance party councillor Paula Bradshaw also spoke out against the killing saying “those responsible for this vicious crime are a danger to our society and must be urgently apprehended by the police.”
“Whoever carried out this murder must be taken off our streets and brought before the courts to face justice for their horrific crimes,” she added.