20/02/2020

Man Released Over Malcolm McKeown Murder

A man arrested over the murder of Malcolm McKeown at a petrol station in Co Down last August has been released pending a report to the Public Prosecution Service.

The 27 year-old was detained in Belfast yesterday, Wednesday 19 February.

Mr McKeown, aged 54, was found dead in his car outside Dewart's Garage in Waringstown on Monday 19 August.

He had been shot six times.



(JG/MH)

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