by Q Radio News
Detectives investigating the murder of Robbie Lawlor in the Ardoyne area of north Belfast last weekend are appealing for further information.
The 36-year-old was shot dead outside a house in Etna Drive at around 11.50am on Saturday.
Mr Lawlor is believed to have been a suspect in the brutal murder of Drogheda teenager Keane Mulready Woods.
Detective Chief Inspector Pete Montgomery says he believes a white Volkswagen Scirocco car, which was discovered burnt out in nearby Kingston Court, was parked in Estoril Park the day before the murder.
(The white Volkswagen Scirocco car, registration YLZ 7052, spotted in Ardoyne the day before Mr Lawlor was killed)
"I know it was stolen in the Republic of Ireland on January 30th. I am appealing to anyone who saw it or witnessed its movements between March 31st and Friday, April 3rd in Estoril Park until it was found burnt out on Saturday at approximately midday in Kingston Court to speak to me.
"Did you see anyone park it there or move it to Kingston Court?
“I would also appeal to any motorists or taxi drivers who were in the area at that time and have dashcam footage to please bring it forward to police. I am still keen to hear from anyone who saw this car and its occupants either before 11.50am on Saturday 4 April or after the murder had taken place.
“I am also interested in speaking to anyone who was in the Etna Drive or Strathroy Park areas on Saturday, April 4 and again if any drivers or taxi drivers have dashcam footage during those times I would urge them to bring it police.
“This was a horrific and callous murder, carried out in close range and in broad daylight, and those involved need to be removed from the streets and our communities
"At this stage, I believe that a single gunman was involved in the killing, firing multiple shots at the victim and striking him a number of times.
"The murder weapon has not yet been recovered. These dangerous people have no place in our society and need to be brought to justice for what they did.
“If anyone in the area captured any footage of the incident please make that available to us also. It can be uploaded on the Major Incident Public Portal at https://mipp.police.uk/operation/PSNI20P04-PO1.
Photo: The white VW car parked in Estoril Park the day before the murder.
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