Posted by Updated / Wednesday, 23 Jul 2025 13:21
Northern Editor
Two people have died and two others were seriously injured in a shooting incident in Co Fermanagh this morning.
Emergency services received a call about an incident in a house in the Drummeer Road area of Maguiresbridge at around 8.20am.
On arrival, ambulance crews and police found four people with gunshot wounds inside the property.
Two of the victims, a woman and a child were pronounced dead at the scene.
The two others, a man and a child, were treated for serious injuries before being taken to hospital.
The man was airlifted by air ambulance to the Royal Victoria Hospital in Belfast and the child was taken to the South West Acute Hospital in Enniskillen.
Police are not seeking anyone else in connection with the incident.
The PSNI said the Drummeer Road is closed and there is no ongoing risk to the public.
Northern Ireland First Minister Michelle O’Neill said she is “absolutely heartbroken by the news from Maguiresbridge”.
In a post on X, she said she has no doubt the community will come together and “support one another through this incredibly difficult time”.
UUP MLA for Fermanagh and South Tyrone Diana Armstrong said her “thoughts are with the families of those affected and with everyone in this rural local community as they come to terms with this tragedy”.
She urged that people “allow space for the investigation to proceed and respect the privacy of those involved at this difficult time.”
Sinn Féin MP Pat Cullen said she is in contact with the PSNI on the situation and urged people “to not speculate on the details of this tragic and shocking incident.”
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