 Scotland Yard is investigating the London shooting death of a former British army sniper who was prominent in the Northern Ireland campaign. Retired Warrant Officer Michael Norman, 62, formerly of the Coldstream Guards, was found with a bullet wound to the stomach in a green BMW April 17 with a 9 mm handgun nearby. Norman, who left the army in 1989 after 22 years, built a reputation in Northern Ireland and other operational theaters as a high-grade sniper. He is reputed to have killed as many as six Irish Republican Army gunmen during anti-terrorist operations, The Times of London reported Tuesday. | And they hold a grudge for a very long time. |
He was also an anonymous witness at the inquiry into the Bloody Sunday deaths in Londonderry in 1972, according to his former wife, Fiona McNab. | So it could have been either side, or just a robbery gone bad. One round in the stomach doesn't sound like a pro hit. |
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