The 29-year-old journalist has been remembered as a 'gifted writer' who was determined to help 'drag Northern Ireland away from its darkest days'.
She was shot dead while covering riots on the eve of 21st anniversary of the Good Friday Agreement, the peace accord that helped end the Troubles. Thursday night's violence followed police raids on local houses. Police called her death a"terrorist incident" and have launched a murder inquiry.
McKee dedicated her work to covering the legacy of the 30-year conflict in Northern Ireland. She was an author, an editor at Mediagazer, and writer for various publications includingShe has been remembered as a"gifted writer" who was determined to help"drag Northern Ireland away from its darkest days".I just received the heartbreaking news that my friend @LyraMcKee was murdered tonight in a terrorist incident in Derry. She was one of my closest friends. She was my mentor.
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