"John ran a short distance and fell to the ground when the gunmen continued to fire shots at him. “Last night at approximately 8pm at the youth sports centre in Killyclogher Road, Omagh, when John was putting footballs into the boot of the car, accompanied by his young son, two gunmen approached and we believe both have fired multiple shots.
He is also an active member of the Omagh community. "John is a highly respected senior investigating officer who dedicates himself to service both in supporting victims and families in bringing others to justice. We are closely consulting with John Caldwell’s family, who are understandably shocked at last night’s shooting. Sinn Fein vice president Michelle O'Neill described the shooting of the officer as "reprehensible".ĪCC McEwan said: “The officer’s condition remains critical but stable. "The brutal attack on a police officer in Omagh this evening is a chilling reminder of the horrifying violence that criminal gangs are willing to visit on the people of Northern Ireland," he said. Local Westminster MP Colum Eastwood MP also condemned the shooting. The New IRA was also behind an attack in 2016 when a prison officer died after a bomb exploded under his van in Belfast.Ĭondemnation of the attack was swift from other politicians across the communities in Northern Ireland. In 2014, the New IRA sent failed devices to Army career offices in England and carried out a car bombing in Londonderry. The IRA was disbanded after the decommissioning and has been inactive for several years but several groups have sprung up under the name. It is formed of dissident Republicans who reject Northern Ireland’s peace process, which saw paramilitary groups decommission weapons in order to end The Troubles.
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