3 men acquitted in killing of journalist shot while covering Northern Ireland protest

Three men were acquitted of murder in the 2019 killing of Belfast journalist Lyra McKee, who was shot by a dissident IRA member during a riot in Londonderry. The judge cited insufficient circumstantial evidence against the accused, who were charged as accomplices, and noted the shooter remains unidentified. McKee's death influenced the revival of Northern Ireland's power-sharing government.