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Three arrested in M40 murder hunt | |
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Officers investigating the fatal shooting of a biker on the M40 have arrested three men and seized weapons and vehicles. | |
A number of knives and a firearm were found when police raided three addresses in Coventry and Nuneaton. | A number of knives and a firearm were found when police raided three addresses in Coventry and Nuneaton. |
Three men were held on suspicion of the murder of Gerry Tobin, 35, who was killed as he returned from a motorbike festival in Warwickshire. | |
Police are trying to trace a Rover 600 which followed him on Sunday 12 August. | |
Forensic tests | Forensic tests |
Officers arrested the three men after raids on two premises in the Wykencroft and Earlsdon areas of Coventry and one in Nuneaton, Warwickshire. | Officers arrested the three men after raids on two premises in the Wykencroft and Earlsdon areas of Coventry and one in Nuneaton, Warwickshire. |
Two vehicles, a van and a Rover car, were recovered from the addresses. | Two vehicles, a van and a Rover car, were recovered from the addresses. |
Gerry Tobin was travelling back from the Bulldog Bash festivalA second Rover car, which has been damaged in a fire, is also being forensically tested. Police have not released information about where it was found. | Gerry Tobin was travelling back from the Bulldog Bash festivalA second Rover car, which has been damaged in a fire, is also being forensically tested. Police have not released information about where it was found. |
The weapons were found in the three houses. | The weapons were found in the three houses. |
The arrested men are still being questioned and police have said they may search more premises. | The arrested men are still being questioned and police have said they may search more premises. |
Shot in head | Shot in head |
Mr Tobin, a Canadian living in south London, was shot in the back of the head as he returned from the Bulldog Bash, held at Long Marston, near Stratford-on-Avon. | Mr Tobin, a Canadian living in south London, was shot in the back of the head as he returned from the Bulldog Bash, held at Long Marston, near Stratford-on-Avon. |
Police believe the shot that killed him was fired from a dark green Rover 600 car seen passing him at the time of the incident. | Police believe the shot that killed him was fired from a dark green Rover 600 car seen passing him at the time of the incident. |
Detectives have been working on the basis that Mr Tobin was deliberately targeted. | Detectives have been working on the basis that Mr Tobin was deliberately targeted. |
Two shots are believed to have been fired, with one of the shots killing Mr Tobin and the other hitting his bike, as he travelled south between junctions 13 and 12, police have said. | Two shots are believed to have been fired, with one of the shots killing Mr Tobin and the other hitting his bike, as he travelled south between junctions 13 and 12, police have said. |
His mother, Maria, has travelled from her home in Canada and has spoken of her grief at the killing. | His mother, Maria, has travelled from her home in Canada and has spoken of her grief at the killing. |
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