The senior PSNI officer shot and seriously injured in Omagh last night has been named as Detective Chief Inspector John Caldwell.
It’s understood that he was accompanied by his young son at the time of the attack, which saw two masked gunmen open fire at a GAA coaching facility in Killyclogher Road, Omagh, Co Tyrone.
The injured officer, aged in his 40s, remains in a critical but stable condition.
It’s understood his family wanted his name made public.
This story is developing.