Man shot dead in Co Down, say police

A man was shot dead on the doorstep of his home in Ballygowan, Co Down, tonight.

Police said a gunman called at the house in Dickson Park and, when a child answered the door, he asked for daddy.

The father, in his 30s, was called to the door by his child and was immediately shot. He died instantly at the scene.

Police flooded into the area and sealed off the scene as detectives launched a murder investigation.

There was no immediate indication as to what the motive for the killing was, said a police spokesman.