A man, who was shot in front of his young son at a supermarket car park in in Co Down, has died.
The 35-year-old was hit several times in the gun attack outside the Sainsbury's supermarket on the outskirts of Bangor, Co Down at around 3pm.
The victim was getting into his car when a gunman approached and shot him at close range.
PSNI Superintendent Brian Kee said: "The recklessness of this murder is all too evident. It is beyond belief that the gunman shot the victim when he was out with his son.
"This young boy witnessed everything and he will undoubtedly carry that memory for the rest of his life. We are very lucky that we are not also dealing with the death of this child today.
"The gunman also showed total disregard for the safety of the public, including other children, who were in the car park at the time of the attack."
Deeply disturbed by news of the shooting in the Sainsbury's car park in Bangor. Brutal act of violence that has no place in Northern Ireland
— James Brokenshire (@JBrokenshire) May 28, 2017
The incident occurred in the packed car park of the supermarket just off the Balloo Link road.
There were reports of a confrontation involving the man before four to six bullets were fired.
Police believe there may have been more than 100 witnesses to the shooting.
The victim was wearing shorts and trainers. After he was shot he could be seen lying on his back next to a black SUV type vehicle which had been parked at the edge of the car park near the main road.
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Steven Agnew, Stormont MLA for North Down, lives a short distance from the scene of the shooting.
"It's very shocking that this took place in broad daylight on a busy shopping day with children and families present. A large number of people will have been shocked by this incident," said Mr Agnew.
Alan Chambers, Ulster Unionist MLA in Stormont, said he was on the scene 10 minutes after the attack.
"It was clear to me that we could easily have been dealing with a lot more casualties due to the nature of the attack in which the victim was hit a number of times," he said.
