Overview

• Ian Rutledge, 43, who allegedly shot his wife and two children, died on July 28 at Belfast’s Royal Victoria Hospital after being found critically injured at the scene.
• Vanessa Whyte, 45, and her children James, 14, and Sara, 13, were fatally shot at their Maguiresbridge home on July 23 in what police are treating as a suspected murder-suicide.
• Detective Chief Inspector Neil McGuinness has renewed an appeal for information on a silver Mercedes saloon seen between Maguiresbridge and Newtownbutler on the evening of July 22.
• Funerals for the Whyte family are scheduled to take place in Barefield, County Clare, later this week as relatives and friends prepare to pay their final respects.
• Hundreds attended vigils in Maguiresbridge and a prayer service in Barefield, reflecting cross-border solidarity and community support for the bereaved family.