Two dead after shooting in Northern Ireland
Police have cordoned off the scene in the village of Maguiresbridge, about 75 miles (120km) southwest of Belfast.
"We can advise there is no ongoing risk to the public," a Police Service of Northern Ireland spokesperson said.
There was no mention of a motive behind the shooting.
Emergency services were called to the shooting in the Drummeer Road area of the village at 8.21am on Wednesday, a spokesperson for the Northern Ireland Ambulance Service said.
They confirmed that two people have been injured.
"Following assessment and initial treatment at scene, one patient has been taken to the Royal Victoria Hospital, Belfast, by air ambulance and another to South West Acute Hospital by ambulance," the spokesperson added.
Drummeer Road is currently closed, police said, warning that this could lead to delays on alternative roads.
Sinn Féin MP Pat Cullen has expressed her deep shock over the shooting, saying: "Firstly, my thoughts are with the victims and their families at this tragic time.
"I am in contact with the police around this ongoing situation. Police are currently at the scene of an incident outside Maguiresbridge and there are a number of road closures while they carry out their investigations."
The Fermanagh and South Tyrone MP asked people "not to speculate on the details of this tragic and shocking incident".
DUP MLA Deborah Erskine, who represents the area in the Northern Ireland Assembly, said that the community was "stunned" by the shooting in "a rural, quiet area."
"Everyone is deeply affected by what has happened this morning," she said.
Diana Armstrong, MLA for Fermanagh and South Tyrone, called the shooting "heartbreaking and distressing".
"The loss of life and the serious injuries reported have shocked the local community," she said in a statement on X.
"My thoughts are with the families of those affected and with everyone in the community as they come to terms with this tragedy."
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