A man has died following a shooting incident in Co Antrim.
A PSNI spokesman said the victim was shot near Lyle Hill Road and Main Street in the village of Templepatrick shortly before 10pm last night.
Geoff Kerr was gunned down after opening his front door to a caller last night.
Mr Kerr, who ran a mortgage advisory business in Ballymena, Co Antrim, was a member of the Ulster Unionist Party, which he joined last year.
Police are trying to establish a motive for the attack and have appealed for anyone who saw suspicious activity around the time of the shooting to contact them.
Speaking to reporters at the scene, local DUP MP Willie McCrea said police were pursuing several lines of inquiry.
He criticised those who were responsible for what he called 'a dastardly murder' and he called on members of the general public with any relevant information to give it to the police.
He said that at this stage there was no evidence to suggest that the shooting was linked to dissident republican groups.
SDLP MLA Tommy Burns said residents had been left shocked by the murder.
He said: 'This kind of shooting has to be condemned. It brings you back to the bad old times.'
