A police officer has described watching a masked gunman open fire during rioting in Londonderry before he saw Lyra McKee stumble and fall to the ground.
The trial of three men accused of murder at Belfast Crown Court has heard further accounts from PSNI officers who were on duty on the night of April 18 2019.
The prosecution case is that none of the three accused fired the shot which killed Ms McKee, but were engaged in a joint enterprise to encourage and assist the gunman. He said: “I saw a figure appear wearing dark clothing and a mask covering their face, both hands up at shoulder level and appeared to be holding a handgun.“That’s when I heard the shots.”He added: “He appeared at one point to be trying to clear a stoppage in the gun. It misfired.”He said: “I turned my attention round, there was a group of women who were standing against the Land Rover immediately in front of me to my left.
“We gathered her into the back of our Land Rover, closed the doors and then we made off to Altnagelvin accident and emergency.The officer told the court that he used a face mask from an emergency first aid kit.“I was giving rescue breaths as we continued doing until we arrived at Altnagelvin accident and amergency.”
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