TV presenter Reggie Yates and the MTV crew were in Derry filming a documentary on republicans opposed to the Northern Ireland peace process on the day of the shooting
Documentary footage filmed by MTV prior to the shooting of journalist Lyra McKee has been played at the opening of the trial of three men accused of her murder. Ms McKee, 29, died after being struck in the head by a bullet as she stood close to police vehicles while observing rioting in the Creggan area of Londonderry on the night of April 18 2019.
READ MORE: Pictured: Police looking to speak to three men with Irish accents in relation to vicious midnight assault in UK pub The barrister said the gunman had fired four shots in the direction of police Land Rovers. "The gunman was accompanied to the firing point by a number of men who intentionally, we say, encouraged or assisted him," he said.
Sections of unedited footage shot by the MTV crew at various locations in Derry at different junctures during the day of the murder were shown to Judge Patricia Smyth as the trial opened. The footage included a clip of Yates being introduced to a number of individuals inside Saoradh's offices in the city. Mr McDowell said the group inside the building included Paul McIntyre and Jordan Devine.
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