Two dead after shooting in Northern Ireland

Two people have died and two are seriously injured after a shooting in County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland.

Police are at the scene of the incident, which has been cordoned off, in the village of Maguiresbridge.

“We can advise there is no ongoing risk to the public,” a Police Service of Northern Ireland spokesperson said.

Emergency services were called to the shooting in the Drummeer Road area of the village at 8.21am on Wednesday, a spokesperson for the Northern Ireland Ambulance Service said.

They confirmed that two people have been injured.

“One patient has been taken to the Royal Victoria Hospital, Belfast, by air ambulance and another to South West Acute Hospital by ambulance,” the spokesperson added.

Drummeer Road is currently closed, police said, warning that this could lead to delays on alternative roads.

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