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Arrests over motorway biker death | Arrests over motorway biker death |
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Police investigating the murder of a biker who was shot dead on the M40 have made arrests. | Police investigating the murder of a biker who was shot dead on the M40 have made arrests. |
The Warwickshire force has not said how many people are being held over the death of Gerry Tobin, 35, of south-east London, on 12 August. | The Warwickshire force has not said how many people are being held over the death of Gerry Tobin, 35, of south-east London, on 12 August. |
The Hells Angel had been riding home from the Bulldog Bash biker festival, held at Long Marston Airfield, near Stratford-upon-Avon, when he was shot. | The Hells Angel had been riding home from the Bulldog Bash biker festival, held at Long Marston Airfield, near Stratford-upon-Avon, when he was shot. |
More details will be revealed at a news conference on Wednesday morning. | More details will be revealed at a news conference on Wednesday morning. |
'Perfect light' | 'Perfect light' |
Detectives have received more than 500 calls about the death. | Detectives have received more than 500 calls about the death. |
They have previously made appeals to trace a Rover seen following Mr Tobin from a motorway junction. | |
Police recently released CCTV footage showing the victim at a petrol station filling up his motorbike before heading on to the A46 and then the motorway. | |
Two shots are believed to have been fired, with one of the shots killing Mr Tobin and the other hitting his bike, police have said. | |
Detectives have been working on the basis that he had deliberately been targeted. | |
The Hells Angel worked as a mechanic at a Harley-Davidson dealership in Mottingham and lived nearby with his 25-year-old girlfriend, Rebecca Smith. | |
Mr Tobin's mother, Maria, who flew from her home in Alberta, Canada, to see her son's body, said she felt "robbed of the most perfect light". | Mr Tobin's mother, Maria, who flew from her home in Alberta, Canada, to see her son's body, said she felt "robbed of the most perfect light". |
The family lived in Congleton, Cheshire, until Mr Tobin was two when they emigrated to Canada. He returned to England 10 years ago. | The family lived in Congleton, Cheshire, until Mr Tobin was two when they emigrated to Canada. He returned to England 10 years ago. |