DCI John Caldwell: Police investigating attempted murder arrest 60-year-old man

Detective Chief Inspector John Caldwell

Police investigating the attempted murder of Detective Chief Inspector John Caldwell have arrested a 60-year-old man.

DCI Caldwell was shot multiple times on Wednesday, February 22, outside a sports centre in Omagh.A PSNI statement, issued this afternoon, said: "The man was arrested under Section 41 of the Terrorism Act 2000. 

"He was arrested following the search of a property in Belfast, and has been taken to Musgrave Serious Crime Suite for questioning."

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