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Geoff Kerr, 60 anni, è stato ucciso ieri sera nella sua casa in Lylehill Road a Templepatrick, paese che si trova a 10 miglia da Belfast, dove si era trasferito da circa un anno e mezzo insieme alla famiglia.
Originario di Ahoghill, sposato e padre di quattro figli, era un consulente finanziario ed è stato anche un membro del Ulster Unionist Party.
Un coro unanime proveniente da esponenti dei partiti politici, si unisce al cordoglio verso i familiari.
Non si fanno ipotesi sul movente dell’omicidio ne tanto meno su chi possa averlo compiuto. Al momento non si ipotizza la pista dissidente repubblicana, ma resta comunque un’opzione al vaglio degli investigatori.
La polizia si appella a coloro che possono aver visto un BMW di colore scuro con a bordo un numero di uomini non precisato, nell’area di Templepatrick tra le 21.00 e le 22.30.
Un’auto che corrisponderebbe alla descrizione  è stata ritrovata bruciata sulla Ballyminymore Road, fuori Glenavy, a 10 miglia dal luogo dell’omicidio.
Templepatrick resta chiusa al traffico nel tratto tra Old Coach Road e Antrim Road.

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Father-of-four shot dead at home (BBC News Northern Ireland)
The father-of-four shot dead in Templepatrick, County Antrim, on Monday night was 60-year-old Geoff Kerr.
The attack happened shortly before 2200 BST at Mr Kerr’s home in the Lylehill Road area of the village, which is 10 miles north of Belfast.
He was a financial advisor, originally from Ahoghill, and was also a member of the Ulster Unionist Party.
He was married with four sons. His wife Sally and one of his sons were in the house when the shooting took place.
Mr Kerr, who only moved to Templepatrick about a year and a half ago, has been described by a relative as a “happy-go-lucky family man”.
He had lived and worked in the Ballymena area for many years, where he was also a member of a gun club.
“Geoff was a larger-than-life figure with whom what you saw was what you got”
Councillor Danny Kinahan
A family friend told the BBC no-one had any idea why Mr Kerr had been attacked: “Sally his wife is just numb and the boys are in shock, we just can’t think of a reason why Geoff would be targeted”.
Ulster Unionist Councillor Danny Kinahan said: “Geoff was a larger-than-life figure with whom what you saw was what you got.
“He’d only been a member of the party in this area for a year, but in that time had made a bigger impact than most do over many years.
“It’s enormous loss to the party, as well as the Kerr family obviously.”
SDLP assembly member Tommy Burns said he understood that Mr Kerr was shot after answering a knock at the door.
DUP South Antrim MP William McCrea said he did not think dissident republican involvement would be the “leading line of inquiry”.
Burnt out
“I certainly hope it is not, but irrespective of who is responsible – we’ve got to catch them, we’ve got to take these killers off the streets of Northern Ireland.
Police have appealed to anyone who saw a dark-coloured BMW car with a number of men inside driving through Templepatrick between 2100 and 2230 BST on Monday to contact them.
A car matching this description was later found burnt out on a lane off the Ballyminymore Road outside Glenavy, about 10 miles away. It is being examined.
Sinn Fein Councillor Annemarie Logue said: “We don’t yet know a lot about what actually happened, but what we do know is that a family is this morning without a father.
“This is absolutely devastating news – Templepatrick is normally such a quiet area.”
Alliance Councillor Alan Lawther said: “Murders should be a thing of the past.”
Mel Lucas of Traditional Unionist Voice said local people were “utterly shocked”.
“All we know for certain at this stage is that a man has been shot dead,” he added.
Police want anyone who witnessed suspicious activity in the area to get in touch.
Templepatrick remains closed between the Old Coach Road and the Antrim Road.