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04/12/2003
Five released by police investigating murder
Five people arrested for questioning in connection with a police inquiry into the murder of a Co Antrim man last month, have been released without charge.
Ballyclare man, John Allen, 31, died after being shot in the head and legs by two masked men at a flat in the town on November 8.
He was taken to Antrim Area Hospital were he later died.
Police believe loyalist paramilitaries may have been behind the killing.
(MB)
Ballyclare man, John Allen, 31, died after being shot in the head and legs by two masked men at a flat in the town on November 8.
He was taken to Antrim Area Hospital were he later died.
Police believe loyalist paramilitaries may have been behind the killing.
(MB)
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