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| Trio held in doorman murder probe | Trio held in doorman murder probe |
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| Three men have been arrested by police investigating the murder of a Londonderry pub doorman at the weekend. | Three men have been arrested by police investigating the murder of a Londonderry pub doorman at the weekend. |
| Brian McGlynn, 28, was in bed in his home in the Fountain Hill area of the Waterside when two masked men shot him dead at about 0330 BST on Sunday. | Brian McGlynn, 28, was in bed in his home in the Fountain Hill area of the Waterside when two masked men shot him dead at about 0330 BST on Sunday. |
| Mr McGlynn, originally from Strabane, worked as a doorman at the Red Rooms nightclub and another pub in the city. | Mr McGlynn, originally from Strabane, worked as a doorman at the Red Rooms nightclub and another pub in the city. |
| The men being held are in their late teens or early 20s and were arrested in the Fountain Estate area on Monday. | The men being held are in their late teens or early 20s and were arrested in the Fountain Estate area on Monday. |
| His girlfriend was in the bedroom but was not injuredMr McGlynn had been employed by a security firm in Derry until two weeks ago. | His girlfriend was in the bedroom but was not injuredMr McGlynn had been employed by a security firm in Derry until two weeks ago. |
| He had worked as a doorman at several pubs and clubs in the city and had a number of assault convictions. | He had worked as a doorman at several pubs and clubs in the city and had a number of assault convictions. |
| His 24-year-old girlfriend was in the room at the time of the shooting but was not injured. | His 24-year-old girlfriend was in the room at the time of the shooting but was not injured. |
| His father, Errol, said he had seen him at his birthday in April and that everything seemed "hunky-dory" with his son. | |
| "The police are investigating as well as they can but they think it was with him doing door work at the clubs," he said. | |
| "They suspect he might have had a run in with someone." |