[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":4},["ShallowReactive",2],{"event-plain-john-mckerr-killed-in-ballymurphy-massacre":3},"On August 11, 1971, John McKerr, a 49-year-old father of two, was tragically shot dead in Ballymurphy, West Belfast. His death was part of a wider incident where eleven unarmed civilians, with no paramilitary affiliations, were killed by the British Parachute Regiment over a three-day period. This event, often referred to as the Ballymurphy Massacre, is a significant and somber chapter in the history of The Troubles in Northern Ireland, highlighting the intense conflict and loss of civilian life during that era.",1789333840996]