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| Fourth arrest in M40 murder hunt | Fourth arrest in M40 murder hunt |
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| A fourth man has been arrested by detectives investigating the murder of a biker as he drove along the M40. | A fourth man has been arrested by detectives investigating the murder of a biker as he drove along the M40. |
| Gerard Tobin, 35, of south London, was shot in the back of the head as he rode home from the Bulldog Bash biker festival in Warwickshire on 12 August. | Gerard Tobin, 35, of south London, was shot in the back of the head as he rode home from the Bulldog Bash biker festival in Warwickshire on 12 August. |
| Officers arrested a man on Wednesday evening in the Alderman's Green area of Coventry on suspicion of murder. | Officers arrested a man on Wednesday evening in the Alderman's Green area of Coventry on suspicion of murder. |
| Three more men held on suspicion of murder are still in custody. Police have also seized "numerous items". | Three more men held on suspicion of murder are still in custody. Police have also seized "numerous items". |
| They are being sent for forensic tests. | They are being sent for forensic tests. |
| Weapons and cars | |
| Police said they are not able to give details of the items but yesterday, following the earlier arrests, revealed they had found weapons and were testing a van and two Rover cars. | |
| Police believe the shot that killed Mr Tobin, who had lived in the UK for 10 years, was fired from a dark green Rover 600 car seen passing him at the time of the incident. | |
| He and two friends travelled along the A46 after leaving the Bulldog Bash bikers' festival, held at Long Marston airfield near Stratford-upon-Avon. | |
| As he reached the M40, a Rover 600 pulled out from a layby and followed the trio along the motorway for a few miles. | |
| The car then overtook two of the three motorcycles and shots were fired at Mr Tobin, killing him. |