▁became ▁a ▁hate ▁figure ▁for ▁the ▁British ▁military ▁in ▁Northern ▁Ireland ▁and ▁the ▁Royal ▁Ul ster ▁Const ab ul ary ▁( R UC ). ▁ ▁Death ▁Lawrence ▁Mar ley ▁was ▁fat ally ▁shot ▁shortly ▁after ▁ 9 . 0 0 ▁p . m . ▁on ▁ 2 ▁April ▁ 1 9 8 7 ▁by ▁an ▁Ul ster ▁Vol unte er ▁Force ▁( U VF ) ▁unit ▁that ▁drove ▁up ▁to ▁his ▁home ▁in ▁Ar do y ne . ▁Two ▁gun men ▁got ▁out ▁of ▁the ▁car ; ▁one ▁was ▁armed ▁with ▁a ▁Brow ning ▁p istol ▁and ▁his ▁companion ▁carried ▁an ▁automatic ▁shot gun . ▁The ▁men ▁knock ed ▁at ▁the ▁front ▁door , ▁and ▁just ▁as ▁Mar ley ▁arrived ▁to ▁open ▁it , ▁they ▁began ▁firing ▁at ▁him ▁through ▁the ▁door . ▁He ▁was ▁mort ally ▁wounded ▁and ▁died ▁of ▁his ▁inj uries ▁nin ety ▁minutes ▁later ▁in ▁hospital . ▁He ▁was ▁ 4 1 ▁years ▁old ▁at ▁the ▁time ▁of ▁his ▁death ▁and ▁had ▁six ▁sons , ▁the ▁young est ▁aged ▁two ▁weeks . ▁According ▁to ▁journalist ▁Peter ▁Taylor , ▁he ▁was ▁a ▁close ▁friend ▁of ▁S inn ▁F é in ▁president ▁Ger ry ▁Adams , ▁the ▁two ▁men ▁having ▁met ▁in ▁prison . ▁The ▁shooting ▁was ▁in ▁ret ali ation ▁for ▁the ▁Ar do y ne ▁I RA ' s ▁killing ▁of ▁leading ▁U VF ▁member ▁John ▁B ingham ▁the ▁previous ▁September . ▁ ▁The ▁U VF ▁released ▁a ▁statement ▁afterwards ▁regarding ▁the ▁shooting : ▁ ▁Laur ence ▁Mar ley