Lyra McKee

Born 31 March 1990 in Belfast, Northern Ireland, UK

Died 18 April 2019 (aged 29)

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.