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27/10/2014
Pair Released Over Shooting In West Belfast
Police have released a man and a woman after another man, 28, was shot dead in west Belfast.
Edward Gibson was shot in an alleyway in the Divis area on Friday evening.
The father-of-one died from his injuries in hospital on Saturday.
A 30-year-old man remains under arrest in hospital.
The pair were released pending a report to the Public Prosecution Service.
Detective Chief Inspector Justyn Galloway said he was appealing for witnesses.
"I am making a particular appeal to Edward's friends and associates to come forward and speak to detectives to provide us with the information we need to identify and bring those responsible before the courts," he said.
(CD/JP)
Edward Gibson was shot in an alleyway in the Divis area on Friday evening.
The father-of-one died from his injuries in hospital on Saturday.
A 30-year-old man remains under arrest in hospital.
The pair were released pending a report to the Public Prosecution Service.
Detective Chief Inspector Justyn Galloway said he was appealing for witnesses.
"I am making a particular appeal to Edward's friends and associates to come forward and speak to detectives to provide us with the information we need to identify and bring those responsible before the courts," he said.
(CD/JP)
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