Lyra McKee

Born

March 31, 1990

Died

April 18, 2019 · age 29

From

Belfast, Northern Ireland, UK

Lyra Catherine McKee was a journalist from Northern Ireland who wrote for several publications about the consequences of the Troubles. She also served as an editor for Mediagazer, a news aggregator website. On 18 April 2019, McKee was fatally shot during rioting in the Creggan area of Derry.