Lyra McKee was killed by a single bullet to the head, a state pathologist has told Belfast Crown Court.
The court heard that the 29-year-old was “given six cycles of CPR, but to no avail”.
Ms McKee was watching a riot in the Creggan estate in Londonderry in April 2019 when she was shot and killed.
The New IRA admitted responsibility for the 29-year-old’s murder.
Three men from Derry are on trial at Belfast Crown Court accused of her murder.
They are Jordan Devine, 23, of Bishop Street, Paul McIntyre, 56, of Kells Walk and Peter Cavanagh, 35, of Mary Street.
On Friday, the pathologist told the court the journalist “had a cardiac arrest at the scene and died as a result of a bullet to the head”.
He said: “This injury would have caused immediate unconsciousness and rapid death.”
Seven other men, also all from Derry, are on trial on charges which include rioting and throwing petrol bombs.
They are: Joseph Barr, 36, of Sandringham Drive; Jude Coffey, 26, of Gartan Square; William Elliott, 57, of Ballymagowan Gardens; Joseph Campbell, 23, of Gosheden Cottages; Patrick Gallagher, 32, of John Field Place; Christopher Gillen, 43, of Balbane Pass, and Kieran McCool, 55, of Ballymagowan Gardens.
All ten defendants have denied the charges against them.
