Man shot in Belfast
A man was shot dead in Belfast city centre last night by a gunman who walked into the York Hotel in Botanic Avenue and fired several shots. John Murphy, 38, a former Royal Ulster Constabulary officer, died almost immediately. There were no other casualties. The killer was driven off in a black Renault taxi, later found abandoned about a mile away.
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