- Police have detained a 25-year-old man in connection with the shooting John Caldwell.
- Which left him with permanent injuries.
- Investigators suspect the New IRA, a republican dissident group, was responsible.
In connection with a claim of responsibility for the shooting of Det Ch Insp John Caldwell in Omagh last month, a 25-year-old man has been detained.
The attack left the senior police officer with permanent injuries.
Police have him in custody in connection with a false security warning that occurred in Londonderry last month.
Chris Heaton-Harris, the secretary for Northern Ireland, was present when it took place just before a football game.
On February 22, Det Ch Insp Caldwell was shot in a sports complex parking lot in Omagh, County Tyrone, in front of his young son.
Investigators suspect the New IRA, a republican dissident group, was responsible for the assault.
In a typed statement that was affixed on a wall next to stores in the Creggan district in Londonderry, an acknowledgment of responsibility for the shooting was made.
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