Lyra McKee

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. She was born in Belfast. She was openly gay.

Death
On 18 April 2019, McKee was shot to death in Derry during the riot. She was 29 years old.  The New IRA were blamed for her assassination. Prime Minister Theresa May called the murder "shocking and senseless."

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