Senior Detective Gunned Down in Front of Teenage Son in Northern Ireland

Senior Detective Gunned Down in Front of Teenage Son in Northern Ireland
Detective Chief Inspector John Caldwell pictured in Belfast on Nov. 17, 2020. PA Media
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An off-duty police officer gunned down in Northern Ireland has been named as senior detective John Caldwell.

The high profile officer—who has headed up major murder inquiries in the region—was shot multiple times on Wednesday evening at a sports complex in Omagh, Co. Tyrone.

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