The Reavey and O'Dowd killings were two co-ordinated gun attacks on 4 January 1976 in County Armagh , Northern Ireland .

Three members of the Reavey family were shot Use_firearm at their home in Whitecross and four members of the O'Dowd family were shot at their home in Ballydougan .

Two of the Reaveys and three of the O'Dowds were killed Killing outright , with the third Reavey victim dying of brain hemorrhage almost a month later .

This was claimed Statement as retaliation for the Reavey and O'Dowd shootings .