
Lyra McKee
ActingMarch 31, 1990-April 18, 2019
Birth Place
Belfast, Northern Ireland, UK
Biography
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.