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09/09/2014
Man Arrested Over 1976 Shankill Road Murder
A man has been arrested over the murder of a barman in the Shankill Road area of west Belfast 38 years ago.
47-year-old Alec Jamison was found shot dead in a derelict house at Argyle Street in the Shankill area on 5 March 1976. He had been reported missing a week earlier by his family.
Detectives from Serious Crime Branch re-opened the case following the receipt of new information.
A 61-year-old man was arrested in Crumlin this morning and has been taken to the Serious Crime Suite at Antrim police station for questioning.
Detective Chief Inspector Justyn Galloway said: "Alec Jamison was well-known in the Shankill area as a barman. He had worked in the old Salisbury Bar on the Shankill Road and that is the last place he was seen alive.
"Alec was in the bar on Saturday 28 February 1976 and was in the company of a group of men. A week later his body was found with gunshot wounds in a derelict house at Argyle Street.
"I am aware that Alec was involved with the UDA and that he may have been in dispute with or fallen foul of some of its members. This is one line of enquiry which we will pursue.
"I am appealing to anyone who saw Alec between the time he was in the Salisbury Bar on Saturday 28 February with a group of men and when his body was discovered in Argyle Street on Friday 5 March to contact police.
"New information has been made available to us. I believe there are people in the community with more information which could help us progress our inquiries further. Despite the passage of time, we will act on any information given to us.
"I would ask people in the Shankill to look at Alec's photo and remember a man who worked in local bars providing a service but who ended up being ruthlessly murdered, leaving eight children without a father."
A photo of Mr Jamison is available on the PSNI website.
(IT/JP)
47-year-old Alec Jamison was found shot dead in a derelict house at Argyle Street in the Shankill area on 5 March 1976. He had been reported missing a week earlier by his family.
Detectives from Serious Crime Branch re-opened the case following the receipt of new information.
A 61-year-old man was arrested in Crumlin this morning and has been taken to the Serious Crime Suite at Antrim police station for questioning.
Detective Chief Inspector Justyn Galloway said: "Alec Jamison was well-known in the Shankill area as a barman. He had worked in the old Salisbury Bar on the Shankill Road and that is the last place he was seen alive.
"Alec was in the bar on Saturday 28 February 1976 and was in the company of a group of men. A week later his body was found with gunshot wounds in a derelict house at Argyle Street.
"I am aware that Alec was involved with the UDA and that he may have been in dispute with or fallen foul of some of its members. This is one line of enquiry which we will pursue.
"I am appealing to anyone who saw Alec between the time he was in the Salisbury Bar on Saturday 28 February with a group of men and when his body was discovered in Argyle Street on Friday 5 March to contact police.
"New information has been made available to us. I believe there are people in the community with more information which could help us progress our inquiries further. Despite the passage of time, we will act on any information given to us.
"I would ask people in the Shankill to look at Alec's photo and remember a man who worked in local bars providing a service but who ended up being ruthlessly murdered, leaving eight children without a father."
A photo of Mr Jamison is available on the PSNI website.
(IT/JP)
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