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[1][2] David Black was killed on 1 November 2012 by members of the New IRA.[3] The group claimed the killing 11 days later.[4] He was the first prison officer to be killed by dissident Irish republicans since the Good Friday Agreement.[5]

  1. ^ "Family of shot prison officer David Black 'devastated'". BBC News. 1 November 2012. Retrieved 4 September 2023.
  2. ^ McDonald, Henry; correspondent, Ireland (1 November 2012). "Murdered Northern Ireland prison officer was Orange Order member". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 4 September 2023. {{cite news}}: |last2= has generic name (help)
  3. ^ "Case of man accused of IRA membership adjourned". Independent.ie. 10 July 2017.
  4. ^ "Prison Officer Murder: 'IRA' Group Claims Attack". Sky News. Retrieved 4 September 2023.
  5. ^ "Prison officer killed in Northern Ireland motorway shooting". 1 November 2012. Archived from the original on 6 November 2012.