Lyra McKee: Woman killed in Derry was a 'rising star of investigative journalism'

Journalist Lyra McKee tweeted about the "absolute madness" in Derry in the hours before she was shot dead yesterday evening.

Lyra McKee: Woman killed in Derry was a 'rising star of investigative journalism'
Fri, 19 Apr, 2019 - 09:17

Journalist Lyra McKee tweeted about the "absolute madness" in Derry in the hours before she was shot dead yesterday evening.

Ms McKee, 29, rose to prominence in 2014 after a blog post called "Letter to my 14-year-old self" in which she spoke about the struggle of growing up gay in Belfast.

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