Londonderry Man Arrested Over New IRA Claim in John Caldwell Shooting Investigation

Londonderry Man Arrested Over New IRA Claim in John Caldwell Shooting Investigation
Detective Chief Inspector John Caldwell pictured in Belfast on Nov. 17, 2020. Caldwell has been named as the off-duty police officer injured in a Feb. 22, 2023 shooting at a sports complex in the Killyclogher Road area of Omagh, Co. Tyrone, Northern Ireland. PA Media
Lily Zhou
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A 25-year-old man was arrested in relation to the claim of responsibility made after the attempted murder of off-duty detective John Caldwell, as well as a security hoax last month, the Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) said on Saturday.

Caldwell, detective chief inspector (DCI) at the PSNI, was gunned down in front of his teenage son at a sports complex in Omagh, County Tyrone, on Feb. 22.

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