West Belfast Soccer Clubhouse Shooting: At a soccer social club in west Belfast, a man was shot and killed. Let’s see what happened to the victim, and BTS in detail
- At a social club in west Belfast, a man was shot and killed. The shooting took place at the Suffolk Road Donegal Celtic Football Club.
- After taking pictures at the Donegal Celtic FC social membership, a person was shot and rendered helpless.
- Suffolk Highway is closed and there are numerous detours in place after police in Northern Ireland responded to the West Belfast incident involving taking photos.
- An air ambulance and members of Northern Eire Ambulance Service were on the scene.
What happened in West Belfast?
In West Belfast, a shooting incident involving capturing photos resulted in the loss of a person.
According to the BBC and Belfast Telegraph, two masked shooters entered Donegal Celtic Social Club before shooting the victim dead and fleeing on foot.
It is believed that when the incident occurred this afternoon, the club was busy with people watching football on television.
After the incident, there were many police officers present at the scene.
The grounds had two ambulances stationed there, and a PSNI helicopter was flying overhead.
There were many police officers present, and the area was blocked off.
Several diversions are in place, according to the PSNI, and a section of Suffolk Road is closed.
The social club was busy on Sunday afternoon as people enjoyed a pool tournament.
People frequently gather at the Donegal Celtic Sports and Social Club; on this particular occasion, a pool event was being held there.
But there was a shooting between 14:00 and 15:00. There are several police officers present right now, and when we arrived, an ambulance was still parked outside and a police helicopter was hovering overhead.
At the cordon, a crowd has formed and is asking questions to understand what is going on.
Only homeowners are permitted access to the cordon, which extends on either side of the club from Suffolk Road up to Glen Road.
The police presence here will probably continue for several hours.
The community is in “Shock”
Sinn Féin MP for the area, Paul Maskey, that there is “total shock” in the community following this “uncalled-for, unjust” shooting.
He urged anyone with details to come forward and asked for the PSNI to be given space to carry out their investigation.
He visited the scene and stated, “There’s an absolute shock in this town today with the incident that transpired in Donegal Celtic today.
“I’m thinking of and feeling sorry for the family of this man. “Although I don’t directly know the victim, I am aware that there is a family, and at this time, our thoughts and sympathies are with this man’s family.
“There is a family there, and they are undoubtedly in a grief process right now. They will seek support from the local community as well.
But there is shock throughout the neighborhood, and people are sending this man’s family their sympathies.
Mr. Maskey urged anyone with information to come forward to the police. “I condemn those responsible. There is no place for guns on our streets,” he said.
There are no further details at present. We will update this page once got the official information. Come back later for more updates on this News.
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