Police in Northern Ireland have arrested a suspect in the April slaying of journalist Lyra McKee.
The Police Service of Northern Ireland’s Major Investigation Team said that a 46-year-old man was detained Thursday under the Terrorism Act. The arrest was made after searches at properties in a town near the border of Ireland.
“Detectives investigating the murder of Lyra McKee have carried out searches at properties in the Northland Road and Creggan areas of Derry/Londonderry. A 46 year old man has been arrested under the Terrorism Act and been taken to Musgrave Serious Crime Suite for questioning,” the police said.
Detectives investigating the murder of Lyra McKee have carried out searches at properties in the Northland Road and Creggan areas of Derry/Londonderry. A 46 year old man has been arrested under the Terrorism Act and been taken to Musgrave Serious Crime Suite for questioning(1/2)
— PSNI (@PoliceServiceNI) June 6, 2019
McKee was murdered in April while covering “serious rioting” in Northern Ireland. Police placed the blame on an Irish Republican Army splinter group called the New IRA The death came a day after authorities carried out searches in Londonderry, which republicans in the heavily Catholic city often refer to as “Derry.” Riots occurred as a result of the searches and McKee was shot by perpetrators allegedly firing at police.
McKee, who was 29, was a rising star in the journalism community and listed in Forbes’ “30 Under 30 Europe” list in 2016 for her investigative journalism.
Irish President Michael Higgins called McKee’s murder “an attack on truth itself.”
