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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. |
| Petrol station | Petrol station |
| Five hundred calls have been made to detectives, who have been working on the basis that Mr Tobin had been deliberately targeted. | Five hundred calls have been made to detectives, who have been working on the basis that Mr Tobin had been deliberately targeted. |
| Two shots are believed to have been fired, with one of the shots killing the victim and the other hitting his bike, police have said. | Two shots are believed to have been fired, with one of the shots killing the victim and the other hitting his bike, police have said. |
| Det Supt Ken Lawrence, who is heading the investigation, has said he is "content" that the shots were fired from a dark green Rover 620 which was seen passing Mr Tobin at the time of the murder. | |
| Motorists reported seeing the car driving off at great speed immediately after the attack. | Motorists reported seeing the car driving off at great speed immediately after the attack. |
| 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. | 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. |
| 'Perfect light' | 'Perfect light' |
| 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. | 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. |
| The murder has prompted fears of a violent feud erupting between rival motorcycle gangs, but police have urged bikers not to take the law into their own hands. | The murder has prompted fears of a violent feud erupting between rival motorcycle gangs, but police have urged bikers not to take the law into their own hands. |