Mum and children killed in Belfast shooting named as police launch probe

The victims of what police are investigating as a suspected triple murder and attempted suicide have been named.

Vanessa Whyte and her two children James and Sara were killed died following a shooting in "quiet and rural" village Maguiresbridge, in Co Fermanagh, near Belfast, Ireland. The Ambulance service confirmed a 999 call was made at 8.21am with several emergency crews dispatched to the scene. A man remains seriously injured in hospital.

Secretary of State for Northern Ireland Hilary Benn said: “The news from Maguiresbridge is tragic and deeply distressing. My thoughts are with the victims, their relatives and the local community in Fermanagh. I would urge the public not to speculate and to allow the PSNI to continue their investigation.”

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