The man was killed on Thursday night in the Ardcarn Park area of Newry (Picture:PA)
A man was shot dead in the street in a brutal attack in Northern Ireland.
Cops have launched a murder investigation after the fatal shooting.
The man, said to be in his 50s, was killed in the Ardcarn Park area of Newry on Thursday evening.
He man was pronounced dead at the scene, police have said.
Ardcarn Park is currently closed to motorists and pedestrians.
SDLP councillor for the area Michael Savage condemned what he called ‘a reckless act that resulted in the death of a person’.
‘This was a horrendous act on the streets of our city,’ Mr Savage, who is chairman of Newry, Mourne and Down District Council, said.
‘It happened at around 6 o’clock when people would have been about, families would have been about.
‘My thoughts are with the family of the deceased man and I wish to offer them my condolences. My thoughts are also with the people of Ardcarn.’
SDLP Newry and Armagh MLA Justin McNulty condemned the shooting.
‘This is a shocking incident and the local community has been in a state of disbelief as details have emerged,’ he said.
‘Nobody wants to see scenes like this in our community, there can be no place for guns on our streets and I would encourage anyone with any information to come forward to police as soon as possible so the people behind this disgraceful attack can be apprehended and this dangerous weapon can be removed from circulation before anyone else is hurt.’
Alliance Policing Board member Nuala McAllister MLA and Newry representative Helena Young condemned those behind the murder.
‘This has sent shockwaves through the local community,’ said Ms Young.
‘My sympathies are with the loved ones of the deceased after this disgraceful act of violence. Those who have carried out this murder represent no-one and the people of Newry don’t want them. They have spread across the city with this act and they need to be taken off the streets.’
‘There is no place for guns on our streets,’ added Ms McAllister.
‘This is a callback to the dark old days and we cannot allow those who want to drag us back to the past to do so.
‘If anyone has any information on this tragic incident, I ask them to take it to police immediately.’
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The brutal attack has been condemned within the community.