• John Caldwell was shot multiple times in front of his young son.
• Leading to a rally in support of him and a security alert in the Beragh area.
• The trek was organized by Beragh Swifts FC, the senior detective’s football team.

A walk and rally in support of an off-duty cop John Caldwell who was shot multiple times on Wednesday night attracted more than a thousand participants.

After the attack, Det Ch Insp John Caldwell is severely unwell and under heavy sedation in the hospital.

After coaching under-15 football players at Youth Sport in Omagh, County Tyrone, he was shot in front of his young son.

Many rally attendees carried placards that read, in part: “no turning around Join forces to oppose paramilitary violence “.

He sustained injuries that would change his life, according to the Northern Ireland Police Federation.

The primary line of enquiry for the Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) is that the 48-year-old was shot in the parking lot of a sports complex by the New IRA, a dissident republican organisation.

Dissident republicans are still using violence to try to reunite Northern Ireland with the Republic of Ireland; they oppose the 1998 Good Friday Agreement peace settlement.

Five guys, ages 22, 38, 43, 45, and 47, who were detained in relation to the attempted murder, are still being held.

The trek was organized by Beragh Swifts FC, the senior detective’s football team.

The distance between Beragh Swifts FC and Beragh Red Knights GAA club was minimal, but it was crucial because Constable Ronan Kerr belonged to the GAA club at the time of his 2011 murder.

Police reported that a security alert is still in effect in the Beragh area on Saturday afternoon, following the conclusion of the walk, as a suspicious device had been discovered on Dervahroy Road.

The PSNI stated that it was too soon to assume a connection between the incidents.

The protest, which was organised by trade unionists, took place close to the scene of the 1998 bombing, which was the single worst act of terrorism committed during the Troubles in Northern Ireland and claimed the lives of 29 people.

The Real IRA, a rebel republican organisation, was responsible for the bombing.

The protest, which was organised by trade unionists, took place close to the scene of the 1998 bombing, which was the single worst act of terrorism committed during the Troubles in Northern Ireland and claimed the lives of 29 people.

The Real IRA, a rebel republican organisation, was responsible for the bombing.

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