24/02/2023

DCI Caldwell Investigation: Fourth Man Arrested

Detectives investigating the attempted murder of Detective Chief Inspector John Caldwell have made a fourth arrest.

DCI Caldwell, from the PSNI's Major Investigation Team, was shot four times at a sports complex in Omagh on the evening of Wednesday 22 February.

He remains in a critical but stable condition in hospital.

A 22-year-old man was arrested in the Coalisland area under the Terrorism Act and is currently being questioned by detectives in Musgrave Serious Crime Suite.

It follows the arrest of three other men, aged 38, 45 and 47, in connection with the attempted murder. These men remain in police custody at this time.


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