{"id":12881,"date":"2020-02-12T13:49:40","date_gmt":"2020-02-12T17:49:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=12881"},"modified":"2020-02-13T13:50:56","modified_gmt":"2020-02-13T17:50:56","slug":"psni-charge-man-with-murder-of-lyra-mckee","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=12881","title":{"rendered":"PSNI Charge Man with Murder of Lyra McKee"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/lyra_mcKee_facebook.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-12882\" srcset=\"http:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/lyra_mcKee_facebook.png 600w, http:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/lyra_mcKee_facebook-300x169.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/>A 52-year-old man has been charged with the murder of journalist Lyra McKee, the Police Service of Northern Ireland said.<\/p>\n<p>The man is also charged with &#8220;possession of a firearm with intent to endanger life and professing to be a member of a proscribed organisation,&#8221; the PSNI added.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I have always said a number of individuals were involved with the gunman on the night Lyra was killed, and while today is significant for the investigation the quest for the evidence to bring the gunman to justice remains active and ongoing,&#8221; said Detective Superintendent Jason Murphy.<\/p>\n<p>The man will appear in court tomorrow.<\/p>\n<div class=\"sharedaddy sd-sharing-enabled\"><div class=\"robots-nocontent sd-block sd-social sd-social-icon sd-sharing\"><h3 class=\"sd-title\">Share this:<\/h3><div class=\"sd-content\"><ul><li class=\"share-facebook\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" data-shared=\"sharing-facebook-12881\" class=\"share-facebook sd-button share-icon no-text\" href=\"http:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=12881&amp;share=facebook\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to share on Facebook\"><span><\/span><span class=\"sharing-screen-reader-text\">Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-twitter\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" data-shared=\"sharing-twitter-12881\" class=\"share-twitter sd-button share-icon no-text\" href=\"http:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=12881&amp;share=twitter\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to share on Twitter\"><span><\/span><span class=\"sharing-screen-reader-text\">Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-google-plus-1\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" data-shared=\"sharing-google-12881\" class=\"share-google-plus-1 sd-button share-icon no-text\" href=\"http:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=12881&amp;share=google-plus-1\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to share on Google+\"><span><\/span><span class=\"sharing-screen-reader-text\">Click to share on Google+ (Opens in new window)<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-print\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" data-shared=\"\" class=\"share-print sd-button share-icon no-text\" href=\"http:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=12881\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to print\"><span><\/span><span class=\"sharing-screen-reader-text\">Click to print (Opens in new window)<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-end\"><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A 52-year-old man has been charged with the murder of journalist Lyra McKee, the Police Service of Northern Ireland said. 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