Original sentence: British troops locked-down the largely-republican Ballymurphy area, and as they entered, shots were fired.John McKerr (49), shot by unknown attacker while standing outside the Catholic church, died of his injuries on 20 August.Ten of the victims were shot by the British Army and one, John McKerr, was shot by an unknown attacker.The Ballymurphy Massacre was the killing of eleven civilians in Belfast between the 9th and 11th of August 1971, during Operation Demetrius
Edited sentence: British troops locked-down the Ballymurphy area, and as they entered they were allegedly fired upon by republicans.John McKerr (49), shot while standing outside the Roman Catholic church, died of his injuries on 20 August.The Ballymurphy Massacre was the killing of eleven civilians by the British Army in Belfast, Northern Ireland.The killings occurred between the 9th and 11th of August 1971, during Operation Demetrius