Man 'executed' in Newry named by PSNI

Detectives have launched a murder investigation

PSNI officers at the scene of a fatal shooting in the Ardcarn Park area of Newry on Thursday evening (Liam McBurney/PA)

Police have named a man who was murdered in Co Down as Mark Lovell.

The 58-year-old was shot a number of times at close range, outside his home in the Ardcarn Park area of Newry shortly after 6pm on Thursday.