A man was shot dead as he sat in a parked car in Lurgan, Co Armagh last night. The victim, believed to be in his 40s, was shot several times in the car-park of flats off Ulster Street.
RUC detectives were last night appealing for witnesses to the incident, which occurred at around 8 p.m. The man was sitting in the driver's seat of a white Toyota Corolla when he was shot. He is understood to have died at the scene.
Local sources have said they believed the killing of the man, a Catholic, was not sectarian and the incident may have been crime-related. The North's First Minister, Mr David Trimble, has condemned the killing.
The RUC is also investigating a pipe bomb attack on a taxi depot in Crumlin Road, Belfast last night. The device exploded in a downstairs office at around 8.20 p.m., causing minor damage. Two members of staff in an upstairs room at the time were unharmed.
The owner of the taxi depot has blamed the UVF. Mr Jackie Mahood, a former member of the PUP, accused the organisation of terrorising his family following his split from the party.