Ireland
Eight still held over Sligo town shooting
Thursday, 9 June 2005 21:35Gardaí investigating the fatal shooting of a man in Sligo town are continuing to question eight people in connection with the incident.
Fourteen people were arrested in Sligo and had their detention for questioning extended for another 24 hours.
Six have since been released and file has been sent to the DPP.
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Hughie McGinley was shot in the head on 28 April as he sat in a van at Grattan Street in Sligo town. His assailant was a pillion passenger on a motorcycle.
The 26-year-old, who was the father of a three-month-old boy, died later in Sligo General Hospital.
Today gardaí have also said that in follow-up searches in the Sligo area, ¤40,000 worth of cannabis has been seized.
