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| Three men questioned over Danny McKay murder in Newtownabbey | |
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| Three men are still being questioned by detectives about the murder of Danny McKay in Newtownabbey. | |
| Mr McKay, who was 36, was shot dead at his home on Longlands Road on Thursday night. | |
| Detectives are examining a possible drugs link and also whether dissident republicans were involved. | |
| A 41-year-old and a 50-year-old man were arrested in connection with the murder on Saturday. A third man was arrested on Sunday. | |
| Police have said they are investigating a possible link to drugs and the involvement of dissident republican paramilitaries in the murder. | |
| Mr McKay, the father of a 10-year-old child, was shot several times as he sat alone on a sofa in his living room. He died at the scene. At least two armed men were involved in the attack. | Mr McKay, the father of a 10-year-old child, was shot several times as he sat alone on a sofa in his living room. He died at the scene. At least two armed men were involved in the attack. |
| Police have asked people who saw a silver Volkswagen Bora, which had been stolen by five masked men in the New Lodge area shortly before the shooting and was later found burnt out in Ardmoulin Place, west Belfast to contact them. | Police have asked people who saw a silver Volkswagen Bora, which had been stolen by five masked men in the New Lodge area shortly before the shooting and was later found burnt out in Ardmoulin Place, west Belfast to contact them. |
| They also want to hear from anyone who may have seen a dark coloured saloon car being driven in a suspicious manner in the Longlands area in the days leading up to Mr McKay's murder. | They also want to hear from anyone who may have seen a dark coloured saloon car being driven in a suspicious manner in the Longlands area in the days leading up to Mr McKay's murder. |