Police at the scene on the Glen Road. Photo Colm Lenaghan/Pacemaker Press“There is absolutely no place for this in 2018”.
Police in Northern Ireland are dealing with an incident outside a school in Belfast in which a number of young pupils witnessed a man being shot dead.
The incident took place on the Glen Road outside St Mary's Grammar School on Tuesday afternoon.
Speaking from the scene, SDLP councillor Tim Attwood said the man was killed instantly.
“It is absolutely sickening that a gun was fired in the vicinity of both a primary and secondary school in west Belfast today," the West Belfast councillor said.
“A number of pupils witnessed this fatality and are understandably very disturbed and frightened after this reckless act occurred nearby the school gates.
“There is absolutely no place for this in 2018; this madness belongs in the past and we cannot allow it to once again become our normality.
“I cannot stress enough that any information relating to this incident must be passed to the PSNI immediately.”
A PSNI spokesman said: "Due to an incident on the Glen Road, west Belfast, drivers are advised the area between the Monagh Bypass & Glen Road junction up to Shaws Road and Glen Road junction is closed until further notice. Please avoid the area and seek alternative route if possible."
Police have appealed to parents to collect children from either the Caffrey development or the Kennedy Way end of the road.
