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Two women arrested over NI fatal gun attack

Kilkeel - Shooting followed altercation between two groups
Kilkeel - Shooting followed altercation between two groups

Two women have been arrested by police investigating the murder of a 36-year-old man in Northern Ireland.

The shooting happened in the Rooney Park area, Kilkeel, Co Down, on Saturday night.

The women suspects are aged 32 and 39.

A man aged 26 is still being questioned. Two other men, aged 31, and 36, have been released on police bail.

The victim, a Lithuanian, died after he was shot in the chest.

Police said they believe the disturbances were triggered in the Hawood Way area of the town around 9pm when a group of people attacked a house.

The dispute then moved to Rooney Park where at least two shots were fired on the street some time after 10pm, fatally injuring one man.