A 71-year-old man has become the sixth person arrested in connection with the attempted murder of an off-duty police officer in Omagh.
Detective Chief Inspector John Caldwell, who was shot in front of the youth football team he had been coaching on Wednesday night
The five other men – aged 22, 38, 43, 45 and 47 – who have also been arrested in connection with the attempted murder remain in custody. On Friday, he was described as being in a critical but stable condition, having reportedly undergone surgery twice.
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