Murder of David Black

Murder of David Black
Part of Dissident Irish Republican campaign
LocationM1 motorway, County Armagh, Northern Ireland
Date1 November 2012
7:30 am
TargetDavid Black
Attack type
Shooting
Deaths1
PerpetratorsNew IRA

Prison Officer and Orange Order member David Black was shot and killed on 1 November 2012 by members of the New IRA. The group claimed responsibility for the killing 11 days later. Black was the first prison officer to be murdered by dissident Irish republicans since the Good Friday Agreement in 1998.

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