Fourth person dies after shooting last week in Northern Ireland
Police said Ian Rutledge, 43, had died in hospital after the incident in Maguiresbridge last Wednesday. Vanessa Whyte, 45, a vet originally from County Clare, her son James, 14, and daughter Sara, 13, died earlier.
A murder investigation was launched last week. Northern Ireland police said a triple murder and attempted suicide was one line of inquiry.
The Police Service of Northern Ireland said on Monday that Rutledge had been in hospital in a serious condition, and had died.
'Detectives have reiterated their appeal for anyone with information, no matter how insignificant it may seem, to come forward,' a police spokesperson said.
The shooting stunned the rural community and prompted tributes to the victims. 'We are heartbroken. May they rest in peace,' a note left with flowers at the scene said.
Whyte, originally from Ennis, County Clare in the Republic of Ireland, reportedly moved to Fermanagh several years ago and was employed by the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs in Enniskillen.
Colleagues and friends told local media she was a popular, down-to-earth woman who was devoted to her children. Enniskillen Royal grammar school said it was mourning 'the loss of two vibrant and much valued pupils'.
The ambulance service said it had received a call at 8.21am on Wednesday and dispatched emergency crews to the scene, where Whyte and one child were pronounced dead. An air ambulance took the injured man to the Royal Victoria hospital in Belfast while an ambulance took the other child to a hospital in Enniskillen, where the teenager was pronounced dead.
Pat Cullen, the Sinn Féin MP for Fermanagh and South Tyrone, said people were mourning valued members of the community. 'Two wee children have lost their lives and a mummy, when they just should be enjoying the school holidays and having a wonderful time,' she told the BBC.
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