What the records say
- When
- 1922
- Kind
- Murder
- Killed
- 6
- Coordinates
- 54.61° N, 5.94° W
- Description
- 1922 murder of a family in Belfast
- Injured
- 2
- Date from
- year in its Wikidata description
McMahon killings
1922 murder of a family in Belfast
The McMahon killings or the McMahon murders occurred on 24 March 1922 when six Catholic civilians were shot dead at the home of the McMahon family in Belfast, Northern Ireland. A group of police officers broke into their house at night and shot all eight males inside, in an apparent sectarian attack. The victims were businessman Owen McMahon, four of his sons, and one of his employees.
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