Lyra McKee | |
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![]() McKee in 2017 | |
Born | Lyra Catherine McKee 31 March 1990 Belfast, Northern Ireland |
Died | 18 April 2019 Derry, Northern Ireland | (aged 29)
Cause of death | Assassination (gunshot wounds) |
Alma mater | Birmingham City University (M.A.) |
Occupation | Journalist |
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Awards | Forbes 30 Under 30 (2016) |
Lyra Catherine McKee (31 March 1990 – 18 April 2019) was a Northern Irish journalist. She had worked for The Atlantic and BuzzFeed News. She was also an editor for Mediagazer. She wrote two non-fiction books about the Troubles, Angels with Blue Faces (2019) and The Lost Boys (2020). She was signed to publisher Faber and Faber at the time of her death.[1] She was born in Belfast.[2] She was openly gay.[3]
On 18 April 2019, McKee was shot to death in Derry during the riot. She was 29 years old. [1][2] The New IRA were blamed for her assassination. Prime Minister Theresa May called the murder "shocking and senseless."[4]